Initiation of primary care-mental health integration programs in the VA health system: Associations with psychiatric diagnoses in primary care

Medical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 843-851

  Zivin, Kara ^a,b,c   Pfeiffer, Paul N ^a,b,c   Szymanski, Benjamin R ^a   Valenstein, Marcia ^a,b,c   Post, Edward P ^a   Miller, Erin M ^b   McCarthy, John F ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

care management; depression; integrated care; VA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955983664     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181e5792b     Document Type: Article

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