Publisher's Synopsis
The integration of primary care and mental health in the publicsector promises both financial savings and improved care forpatients, who benefit from the collaborative treatment of theirphysical and mental health. Yet integration quickly proves acomplex task. With their different models of care, histories, andpriorities, the primary care and mental health domains have troublecommunicating, much less collaborating. In this issue of NewDirections for Mental Health Services, mental health and primarycare providers come together to discuss the opportunities andchallenges posed by integration. Drawing from their experiences,the authors examine the forces both for and against integration;offer suggestions for effective cooperation between thespecialties; and explore the issues of gatekeeping, authorization,and confidentiality
This is the 81st issue of quarterly journal New Directionsfor Mental Health Services.
