Integrated behavioral health (IBH), which combines behavioral health and primary care, improves patient outcomes and ...

Integrating behavioral health care with primary care improves pediatric outcomes, reducing PSC-17 scores, especially with behavioral health clinician encounters and psychotropic prescriptions.

Health systems tackling behavioral health fragmentation expand telepsychiatry, build pediatric hubs, and improve data sharing to enhance care access.

Mental health and substance use disorders in the United States were on the rise even before the pandemic and COVID-19 exacerbated many behavioral health conditions. In 2020, 21 percent of adults (52.9 ...

Background and goal: Integrated behavioral health (IBH), which combines behavioral health and primary care, improves patient outcomes and experience. This study evaluated whether a tailored, ...

The researchers found that 57.5% of children with psychosocial symptoms saw improvement as a result of either meeting with a behavioral health clinician or receiving a psychotropic prescription.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two physicians have offered a rare look at what goes on behind the scenes of working together to integrate ...

Plan sponsors, payers, and third-party administrators owe it to our members and physician partners to encourage further behavioral/physical health integration in our practice networks. Editor's note: ...

One in five U.S. adults experience a mental illness, yet more than half do not receive treatment. Improved models of care can increase access to high-quality care and the speed at which patients ...

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For children at federally qualified health centers implementing behavioral health integration, encounters with a behavioral health clinician (BHC) and ...