Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery

Imam M. Xierali; Sebastian T. Tong; Stephen M. Petterson; James C. Puffer; Robert L. Phillips; Andrew W. Bazemore

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120219

Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery

Imam M. Xierali, Sebastian T. Tong, Stephen M. Petterson, James C. Puffer, Robert L. Phillips, Andrew W. Bazemore

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Abstract

As the largest and most widely distributed of primary care physicians, family physicians have an important role in providing mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas. However, the proportion of family physicians who report providing mental health care is low. Policy barriers such as payment for mental health services should be explored to ensure access to mental health care for patients across the urban to rural continuum.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	114-115
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120219
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Family physicians
Mental health care
Policy barriers
Psychiatrists
Rural

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Family Practice

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