During the past decade, healthcare professionals and organizations have begun to recognize the value of addressing their patients’ physical and mental health needs in one location. Many family medicine offices now offer therapy and/or medication management with a professional counselor, psychiatric nurse practitioner or even a psychiatrist. Specialty practices are also making it easier for their patients to receive mental health treatment in the same place that they receive cancer, cardiac or other specialty care.
the Value of
Integrated Care Patient benefits from this integration include accessibility, convenience, compliance and better outcomes as discussed by five Centra providers in the next few pages. (click on the provider’s photo for more information)
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Mental Health Matters
