Findings from A Comparison of Mental Health Services in Primary Care and Outpatient Mental Health Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15215683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Kates (McMaster University, corresponding author), Lindsey George (McMaster University), Anne Marie Crustolo (McMaster University), Michele Mach (Hamilton Family Health Team Mental Health Program) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 93-103 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0713-3936 • E-ISSN: 1929-7084 |
| Publisher | Wilfrid Laurier University Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.7870/cjcmh-2008-0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2281657152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
This project used the Colorado Client Assessment Record to compare individuals being seen by mental health teams in primary care with individuals being seen in outpatient services in the same community and to look at the implications for service delivery. While more individuals with a psychotic illness were seen in outpatient settings, many individuals seen in primary care had similar levels of need to those in outpatient clinics. Family physicians were more actively involved in the care of patients being seen in primary care. These findings suggest that a stronger role could be played by primary care in delivering mental health care, while differentiating which populations are best served in which setting
Ambulatory care · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Mental health · Mental illness · Outpatient clinic · Population · Primary care · Primary health care · Psychiatry · Service (business · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Schizophrenia research and treatment
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |