The Role of Psychiatrists in Primary Care of Patients With Severe Mental Illness
Psychiatric ServicesPublished 1 June 2000
Beatrice A. Golomb, Jeffrey M. Pyne, Brian Wright, Beth A. Jaworski, James B. Lohr, Samuel A. Bozzette
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This study took the first essential step in evaluating the integration of primary care into the psychiatric setting by identifying health conditions for which a primary care psychiatrist would be an appropriate treatment provider in an integrated model of health care delivery for persons with serious mental illness.
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This study took the first essential step in evaluating the integration of primary care into the psychiatric setting. Further research is needed to determine whether use of primary care psychiatrists will increase access to primary care by persons with serious mental illness and improve outcomes.
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