Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Providing integrated behavioral healthcare is often a means to increase accessibility to mental health services for rural communities. An early thrust to encourage collaboration \nbetween mental health providers and medical providers was financed by state and federal grants. In today’s society, a majority of individuals experiencing mental health problems seek assistance in primary care medical facilities, a situation that could lead to inadequate mental healthcare. The integration of behavioral healthcare into primary care medical \nfacilities may be necessary to assure better quality of client care. The purpose of this study was to determine how this working collaboration between mental health services \nand medical services is perceived by its consumers living in rural areas. The researcher examined integrated behavioral healthcare through the eyes of clients and providers. The research questions were answered through online questionnaires distributed to three sets of respondents: clients who had received counseling, medical providers, and clinical mental health providers.
Author: Tara Fox
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3013172418