Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Primary Care

Download or read book Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Primary Care written by American Academy of Pediatrics and published by Amer Academy of Pediatrics. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Primary Care: A Clinician's Toolkit is a resource designed to help primary care clinicians in implementing algorithms to help guidance in enhancing mental health care. Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Primary Care brings together a myriad of ready-to-use resources and tools on one instant-access CD-ROM. Look here for screening and assessment instruments...quick-reference care management advice...step-by-step care plans...time-saving documentation and referral tools...coding aids...billing and payment tips...parent handouts...community resource guides...and much more. Algorithm-based guidance, indexed to CPT codes, outlines a process for care and billing. Succinct clinical tools provide step-by-step decision support for assessment and care of children with the most common mental health symptoms: anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior and aggression, inattention and impulsivity, substance use, learning difficulties, and social-emotional problems in young children. Tools and resources can be printed and distributed as needed. Many will be continuously refreshed through Web-based updates. This toolkit is intended to enhance the quality of mental health care children and adolescents receive, whether in the medical home itself or through the medical home.