Perceptions of mental health screening and referral to treatment in National Dental‐Practice Based Research Network practices

A qualitative study

Bibliographic Data

ID13581963
AuthorsM Blake Berryhill (0000-0001-8950-0180, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA, corresponding author), Nathan Culmer (0000-0003-0809-7962, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA), T Smith (0000-0001-5882-1934, University of Alabama), Dorota T Kopycka‐Kędzierawski (0000-0003-0798-6805, The University of Rochester Rochester New York USA), Ria Gurganus (The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA), Gabrielle Curry (The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA)
Year2024
Volume84
Issue2
Pages124-135
Publication date2024-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jphd.12607
PMID38561327
OpenAlexW4393445086
LanguageEN
References cited43

Participants noted the importance of implementing systematic procedures for mental health screening and referral to services into dental practices, while also recognizing the potential barriers for integrating such processes. They also expressed a desire for quality training and resources that can support better care for patients with mental health concerns

Family medicine · Focus group · Mental health · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Referral · Thematic analysis · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing

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