Physician organizations push for behavioral health integration in primary care

A group of national physician organizations has issued a call to action to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings.
“More people than ever are struggling with their behavioral health, including both mental health and substance use disorders,” Gerald E. Harmon, MD, immediate past president of the AMA, and colleagues wrote in Health Affairs. “We believe, therefore, that our primary care systems must urgently embrace a paradigm shift, accelerating the adoption of behavioral health integration (BHI) in physician practices and addressing this rampant

A group of national physician organizations has issued a call to action to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings.
“More people than ever are struggling with their behavioral health, including both mental health and substance use disorders,” Gerald E. Harmon, MD, immediate past president of the AMA, and colleagues wrote in Health Affairs. “We believe, therefore, that our primary care systems must urgently embrace a paradigm shift, accelerating the adoption of behavioral health integration (BHI) in physician practices and addressing this rampant