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    Integrated Primary Care in Assertive Community Treatment

    By Benjamin F. Henwood, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Elizabeth Siantz, Ph.D., Debra R. Hrouda, Ph.D., L.I.S.W.-S., Debbie Innes-Gomberg, Ph.D., Todd P. Gilmer, Ph.D.

    Psychiatric Services in Advance

    Year: 2016

    Assertive community treatment (ACT) has the potential to serve as a medical home for adults with serious mental illness, a population that experiences some of the most significant health disparities in the United States. Using site visit methodology, the authors describe partnerships that were created between five ACT programs and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to provide integrated behavioral health and primary care. The authors examined rates of screening for common chronic conditions.

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