You have completed this module, and should now be able to:

Compare and contrast the differences in roles and responsibilities between BHPs and traditional MH
Describe the evidence supporting the need to address behavioral health in primary care across the lifespan
Describe the structure of the typical 30-minute encounter
Describe the 5A's model of treatment within a primary care encounter

The following resources are mentioned in this module. The links will open in a new window.

Website:

U.S. Preventive Task Force (2002) – Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-Based Approach

References:

Cronholm, P. F., Fogarty, C. T., Ambuel, B., & Harrison, S. L. (2011). Intimate partner violence. American Family Physician, 83(10), 1165-1172.

Dunbar-Jacob, J., & Mortimer-Stephens, M. K. (2001). Treatment adherence in chronic disease. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 54, S57-S60.

Foster, G. D., Wadden, T. A., Makris, A. P., Davidson, D., Sanderson, R. S., Allison, D. B., & Kessler, A. (2003). Primary care physicians’ attitudes about obesity and its treatment. Obesity Research, 11(10), 1168-1177.

Hunter, C. L., Goodie, J. L., Oordt, M. S., & Dobmeyer, A. C. (2009). Integrated behavioral health in primary care: Step-by-step guidance for assessment and intervention. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Kessler, R. C., Berglund, P., Delmer, O., Jin, R., Merikangas, K. R., & Walters, E. E. (2005). Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey replication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62(6), 593-602.

Kessler, R. C., Delmer, O., Frank, R. G., Olfson, M., Pincus, H. A., Walters, E. E., Zaslavsky, A. M. (2005). Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders, 1990 to 2003. New England Journal of Medicine, 352(24), 2515-2523.

Mark, T. L., Levit, K. R., & Buck, J. A. (2009). Datapoints: Psychotropic drug prescriptions by medical specialty. Psychiatric Services, 60(9), 1167-1167.

McGlynn, E. A., Asch, S. M., Adams, J., Keesey, J., Hicks, J., DeCristofaro, A., & Kerr, E. A. (2003). The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States. The New England Journal of Medicine, 348, 2635-2645.

Simon, G. E., Von Korff, M., & Barlow, W. (1995). Health care costs of primary care patients with depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 52(10), 850-856.

Wang, P. S., Lane, M., Olfson, M., Pincus, H. A., Wells, K. B., & Kessler, R. C. (2005). Twelve-month use of mental health services in the United States: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey replication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62(6), 629-640.