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Integrated behavioural health care is a health-care service delivery system in which behavioural health care is co-ordinated with primary medical care. Unlike older approaches to patient care in which mental health professionals worked separately from medical professionals, integrated care recognises that many patients present to medical professionals with behavioural problems. For example, diabetics or persons suffering from chronic pain may experience depression. Thus patients often need some combination of both behavioural and medical treatment. Integrated care attempts to overcome the traditional division of care so that a co-ordinated, multidisciplinary approach is taken to provide more appropriate care for patients. In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, a team of national experts in integrated behavioural health care discusses the economic, clinical, administrative, and procedural issues involved in designing, implementing, and maintaining a successful integrated care delivery system.

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[T]he most important new publication in the health-care field. It offers practical answers to common questions and real solutions to acknowledged problems with the US quality chasm. It should be read thoroughly and thoughtfully by all who are now responsible for the overdue integration of patients' medical and behavioral health-care service needs. <br>--Alex R. Rodriguez, MD<br>Yale University School of Medicine<br>Author of Quality Assurance in Mental Health<br><br> [A] readable state-of-the-art book that will enable mental health clinicians to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities in the general health-care arena. Integrated Behavioral Health Care addresses the major problems in the US health-care system today in regard to cost, quality, and access. It truly is where health care is going in the future. This book is a must-read guide for that future. <br>--Ronald F. Levant, Ed.D., ABPP<br>Professor of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University

[T]he most important new publication in the health-care field. It offers practical answers to common questions and real solutions to acknowledged problems with the US quality chasm. It should be read thoroughly and thoughtfully by all who are now responsible for the overdue integration of patients' medical and behavioral health-care service needs. --Alex R. Rodriguez, MDYale University School of MedicineAuthor of Quality Assurance in Mental Health [A] readable state-of-the-art book that will enable mental health clinicians to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities in the general health-care arena. Integrated Behavioral Health Care addresses the major problems in the US health-care system today in regard to cost, quality, and access. It truly is where health care is going in the future. This book is a must-read guide for that future. --Ronald F. Levant, Ed.D., ABPPProfessor of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University

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William T. O'Donohue, Ph.D., is the Nicholas Cummings Professor of Organized Behavioral Health-care Delivery at the University of Nevada, Reno. Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor in Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and president of the Foundation for Behavioral Health. Michael A. Cucciare, M.A., is Research Coordinator for the Nevada Caregiver Support Center. Christine N. Runyan, Ph.D., develops innovative behavioral health software for Intellica Corporation. Janet L. Cummings, Psy.D., is president of The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation. Click here to view the table of contents and sample chapters.

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