Open AccessBehavioral health service utilization: Trends in utilization within a patient-centered medical home for low-income children and women
Author(s) -
Amjed AbuGhname,
Michelle A. Clementi,
Stephanie Marton,
Heidi Schwarzwald,
Erica Giwa,
Lisa M. Hollier,
Stephanie Chapman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_412_19
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnically diverse , medical home , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , anxiety , low income , gerontology , nursing , psychiatry , environmental health , primary care , population , socioeconomics , sociology
Behavioral health (BH) problems frequently present in primary care settings. Despite high intervention needs, the majority of low-income, racially/ethnically diverse children and women do not receive necessary care. The current study examined utilization of BH care among low-income, racially/ethnically diverse pediatric and obstetric patients receiving services in an integrated patient-centered medical home (the Center) compared to patients receiving services in traditional settings.