Citation

Richardson LP, McCarty CA, Radovic A, Suleiman AB. J. Adolesc. Health 2017; 60(3): 261-269.

Affiliation

Institute for Human Development, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.013

PMID

28087267

Abstract

Despite the recognition that behavioral and medical health conditions are frequently intertwined, the existing health care system divides management for these issues into separate settings. This separation results in increased barriers to receipt of care and contributes to problems of underdetection, inappropriate diagnosis, and lack of treatment engagement. Adolescents and young adults with mental health conditions have some of the lowest rates of treatment for their conditions of all age groups. Integration of behavioral health into primary care settings has the potential to address these barriers and improve outcomes for adolescents and young adults. In this paper, we review the current research literature for behavioral health integration in the adolescent and young adult population and make recommendations for needed research to move the field forward.

Copyright © 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescents; Health services; Mental health; Primary care; Young adults