Open AccessDescriptive Analysis of a Novel Health Care Approach
Author(s) -
Jennifer Shackelford,
Megan Sirna,
Christina Mangurian,
James Dilley,
Martha Shumway
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.13m01530
Subject(s) - mental health , medicine , health care , body mass index , mental illness , ambulatory care , population , ambulatory , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Persons with serious mental illness have increased rates of chronic medical conditions, have limited access to primary care, and incur significant health care expenditures. Few studies have explored providing medical care for these patients in the ambulatory mental health setting. This study describes a real-world population of mental health patients receiving primary care services in a community mental health clinic to better understand how limited primary care resources are being utilized.