Mental Health Professionals in Medical Settings: A Primer Contributor(s): Bischoff, Richard J. (Author), Heinrich, Richard L. (Author), Patterson, Jo Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 039370338X ISBN-13: 9780393703382 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2002 Annotation: Making a Persuasive case for the integration of primary care and mental health care, the authors show how broadly trained mental health professionals can take a significant role in the constructive evolution of health care. The book discusses, for both established and student mental health professionals, key issues such as how to facilitate the physician-patient relationship, the integration of biomedical information and the patient's psychosocial needs, and how to distinguish "good" from "bad" managed care. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
Dewey: 362.209 |
LCCN: 00050050 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.52" (1.16 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One of the most significant events in the history of health care is the development of separate and parallel systems for mental health and medical care. Patients, however, want health care that is better coordinated, more personalized, more accessible, more timely, and less cumbersome to receive. These patient-wants reinforce what we know about patient needs for better integrated care and more collaborative health care, as shown by the following data:
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Contributor Bio(s): Scherger, Joseph: - Joseph Scherger, M.D., M.P.H., is a family physician with a long history of collaboration with mental health providers, both in training and practice. He is currently Dean of the College of Medicine at Florida State University in Tallahassee.Bischoff, Richard J.: - Richard J. Bischoff, Ph.D., is Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Heinrich, Richard L.: - Richard L. Heinrich, M.D., is Medical Director of Hospice of the Lakes, and Assistant Medical Director of the Division of Behavioral Health at the HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics in Minneapolis, MN, where he practices geropsychiatry. With Dr. Peek, he has co-led HealthPartners' primary care/mental health integration projects since 1991.Patterson, Jo Ellen: - Jo Ellen Patterson, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of San Diego and the Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Sharp Health Care Family Medicine Residency. In addition, she is collaborating with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California at San Diego on the integration of mental health interns and family medicine residents at the UCSD family medicine clinics.Peek, C. J.: - C.J. Peek, Ph.D., L.P., is a psychologist who consults in the areas of health care collaboration, communication, clinical communication, and interprofessional relationships. Formerly of the HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics in Minneapolis, MN, Dr. Peek founded and helped lead its primary care/mental health integration projects from their start in the mid-eighties through 2001. |