Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 141-149, June 2007

The Integration of Physical Health and Behavioral Health Services: Three University Case Examples

Mental Health and Substance Use Programs, Constella Group, Rockville, MD

Department of Mental Health, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Masi Research Consultants, Boston, MA

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Boston Behavioral, Boston, MA

To improve the quality of care, the Institute of Medicine has called for the integration of mental health and substance use care with primary care services. This article reports three case studies of service integration efforts in universities. The results provide support for the feasibility of such initiatives. In the three case studies, service integration proved to be both clinically and financially feasible.

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PII: S0883-9417(07)00028-3

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2007.01.001

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 141-149, June 2007