Objective: This evaluation was designed to assess the impact of providing integrated
primary and mental health care on utilization and costs for outpatient medical, inpatient …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relationship between the implementation of community-
based primary care clinics and improved access to general health care and/or mental health …

The presence of psychiatrists in community mental health centers has diminished in recent
years, especially in centers that are non-hospital-based and that are located in rural or …

Introduction: The nationwide shortage of mental health professionals is especially severe in
rural communities in the USA. Consistent with national workforce statistics, Nebraska's …

As the lead Federal agency responsible for guiding and responding to the evolving needs of
the Nation's mental health program, the National Institute of Mental Health ranks …

Many comprehensive menial health tenters are planning broad approaches to preserving
and insuring community mental health. How the centers define mental illness in practice …

The author, Walter E. Barton, MD, was medical director of the American Psychiatric
Association at the time. In a commentary and analysis beginning on page 616, Steven S …

Between 2009 and 2011, states implemented significant budget cuts to community mental
health agencies (CMHAs), which are frequently the sole provider of specialized behavioral …

The supply of psychiatrists in the United States is inadequate to address the unmet demand
for mental health care. Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) may fill the …

Community mental health centers are subject to a number of pressures that will affect the
way centers operate in the years ahead. These influences include a reduction infederal …