Open AccessAssessing the Integration of Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care in Colombia
Author(s) -
Sergio M. Alcocer Martínez De Castro,
Leonardo Cubillos,
José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo,
Fernando Süárez-Obando,
Andrea Meier,
John A. Naslund,
Sophia M. Bartels,
Makeda Williams,
Magda Cepeda,
William C. Torrey,
Lisa A. Marsch,
Carlos GómezRestrepo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
administration and policy in mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1573-3289
pISSN - 0894-587X
DOI - 10.1007/s10488-019-01002-4
Subject(s) - integrated care , health care , context (archaeology) , index (typography) , sample (material) , primary care , baseline (sea) , primary health care , nursing , medicine , psychology , family medicine , computer science , geography , political science , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , world wide web , law
Integration of behavioral health care into primary care can improve health and economic outcomes. This study adapted the Behavioral Health Integration in Medical Care (BHIMC) index to the Colombian context and assessed the baseline level of behavioral health integration in a sample of primary care organizations. The BHIMC was able to detect the capacity to provide integrated behavioral care in Colombian settings. Results indicate a minimal to partial integration level across all sites, and that it is possible to measure the degree of integrated care capacity and identify improvement areas for better behavioral health care provision.