Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Board on Health Care Services, et al.

Behavioral health conditions, which include mental health and substance use disorders, affect approximately 20 percent of Americans. Of those with a substance use disorder, approximately 60 percent also have a mental health disorder. As many as 80 percent of patients with behavioral health conditions seek treatment in emergency rooms and primary care clinics, and between 60 and 70 percent of them are discharged without receiving behavioral health...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309682681
• ISBN13: 9780309682688
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"