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Embedding child psychiatrist in PC practice could remove barriers to care
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31933
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , primary care , embedding , population , psychiatry , psychology , social stigma , nursing , medicine , family medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
A new model of embedding a child psychiatrist in a primary care practice (PCP) is proving to be both feasible and promising for increasing access to and engagement in psychiatric care among a primarily Latino population, according to researchers. This model could also help reduce stigma for families and remove other barriers to care, they say.