Around the world, psychiatrists are in exceptionally short supply. The majority of mental
health treatment is delivered in primary care. In the United States, the Collaborative Care …

Background Individuals with bipolar disorder commonly present for treatment in primary care
settings. Collaborative care and colocated specialty care models can improve quality of care …

Up to 50% of patients seen in primary care have mental health problems, the severity and
duration of their problems often being similar to those of individuals seen in the specialized …

We describe an 8-year clinical experience extending the scope of an existing primary care
collaborative care model to include evaluation and treatment of individuals with a bipolar …

Objective: To assess the prevalence of bipolarity and its impact on clinical course,
psychiatric consultants' diagnostic impressions and respective treatment outcomes were …

Primary care clinics are increasingly implementing collaborative care models to care for
patients with psychiatric illnesses in primary care. The evidence base for the effectiveness of …

Given the strong evidence for the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and generalizability of
collaborative care programs for depression in primary care, attention should turn to …

Outcome for bipolar disorder remains suboptimal despite the availability of efficacious
treatments. To improve treatment effectiveness in clinical practice, a Veterans Affairs study …

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the experimental literature in order to identify
better practices in collaborative mental health care in the primary care setting. Methods: A …

This Open Forum addresses considerations for improving treatment of bipolar disorder. Most
individuals with bipolar disorder report not receiving treatment from a psychiatrist in the past …