Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Evaluating the Evidence, Identifying the Essentials
Editors: Talen, Mary R., Burke Valeras, Aimee (Eds.)
Free Preview- Book is timely, covers the development of integrated care from a few isolated initiatives to a widespread practice motivated by a variety of interests
- One of few resources that discuss the vital policy and organizational aspects of collaboration
- A comprehensive digest for stakeholders who are new to these initiatives and a resource for those who are already invested in re-designing and merging their system of care toward integrative healthcare
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- About this book
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Contributed by experts who’ve developed integrative healthcare initiatives with strengths in the areas of policy and principles, organizational systems, or clinical practice. These contributors will illustrate the concepts and describe the nuts and bolts of their integration initiatives. In the conclusion of each section, the editors will construct a template to systematically evaluate these essential elements. This template will organize the information to help stakeholders compare and contrast the strengths, resources, limitations and challenges of how each model meets the vision of integrative healthcare. In the concluding section the information in the preceding sections connects to provide a coherent synopsis of the common themes and practices, from the macro to micro levels of care, which foster successful integration of the medical and psychosocial systems.
- About the authors
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Dr. Mary R. Talen received her BA in psychology from Calvin College, her MA in marriage, family and child counseling from Fuller Theological Seminary and her PhD in counseling psychology from the Teacher’s College of Columbia University. Currently in progress is her MS in clinical psychopharmacology with Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Talen has over 25 published articles, with 20 as first-author and has over 55 national and international presentations on the themes of implementation of behavioral health best practices with evidenced based medicine, ensuring a comprehensive continuum of care with outreach to underserved and uninsured populations and fusion of Balint with problem-solving strategies.
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From the reviews:
“Written for anyone interested in behavioral health, the book is especially relevant for clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policy-makers involved in the delivery, design, or funding of healthcare services. … a welcome addition to a rapidly changing field. It provides a timely snapshot of the present and direction for the future of behavioral health. … professors and students, clinicians and researchers, and especially policy-makers and politicians will read it and come to understand the valuable contribution behavioral health can make to providing cost-effective healthcare.” (Thomas P. Guck, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2014)
“Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care will be a useful resource for mental health practitioners working in primary care settings. Physicians and other primary care providers will also find this text informative, as it will provide new insights into the psychological and behavioral issues facing the individuals whom they treat in the primary care setting and offer ways to capitalize on integration opportunities.” (Barbara Cubic, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 59 (19), 2014)
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Introduction and Overview of Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Pages 3-8
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Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Common Language
Pages 9-31
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Integrated Behavioral Health and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Pages 33-52
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Advancing Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care: The Critical Importance of Behavioral Health in Health Care Policy
Pages 53-62
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The State of the Evidence for Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Pages 65-98
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care
- Book Subtitle
- Evaluating the Evidence, Identifying the Essentials
- Editors
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- Mary R. Talen
- Aimee Burke Valeras
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4614-6889-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-6889-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4614-6888-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-2909-2
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIII, 354
- Number of Illustrations
- 24 b/w illustrations
- Topics