P eople with severe and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, often receive
inadequate general medical care 1-6 and are documented to have a 25-year shorter …

Adults with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe
depression encounter many barriers in receiving appropriate health care services and are at …

Introduction Traditionally, clinical pharmacists have been employed in the primary care
setting to help manage chronic disease states, such as diabetes and hypertension. Although …

Background One-fifth of all adults in the United States have a mental health disorder. More
than 60% of rural Americans live in a mental health provider shortage area. However …

September, 2013. Readers of these editorial pages will recognize the importance that I have
ascribed to shifts taking place in healthcare in our country—from silo-based specialty …

Introduction: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the direct delivery of health care to
veterans before and after incorporating clinical pharmacy services within primary care …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the successful implementation of an evidence-based,
integrated quality improvement mental health program in a primary care setting. SUMMARY …

Objective: Studies have demonstrated the benefits of incorporating comprehensive
medication management into primary care, but no study describes the types of …

Since the early 1990s, primary care has been described as the de facto mental health care
system in the United States. Most individuals with mental health concerns present in primary …

Deinstitutionalization in the 1960s shifted the care of the mentally ill from state-funded
institutions to community settings. Unfortunately, funding to support the treatment needs of …