Exploring the integration of mental health care within primary care for older adults, emphasizing the advantages of having an embedded psychiatrist in the same clinic. Addressing barriers such as stigma and generational attitudes, the chapter emphasizes the importance of personalized, compassionate care focusing on quality of life and positive aspects beyond just symptoms, addressing various challenges like loneliness, mobility issues, and memory concerns.
Three physicians highlight best practices in geriatric care and actions their teams can take using behavioral health integration (BHI) to provide quality, whole-person care to the patient and their caregivers. Physician guests are David Baron, MSEd, DO; Karen Dionesotes, MD, MPH, psychiatry resident; Stephanie Nothelle, MD, assistant professor of medicine. For more about the BHI Collaborative Overcoming Obstacles Series, go to www.ama-assn.org/bhiresources.
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