Jeffrey T. Reiter – författare

Whether you are just starting to integrate behavioral health into your practice, or have a seasoned integrated system, this book is for you.Parinda Khatri, PhD, Chief Health Officer, Cherokee Health Systems

This third edition of Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care builds on the success of the previous editions, with updates and expansions of material. This volume will address many timely developments and will be useful to those professionals new to integrated care, and will serve as a text for the growing number of graduate courses on primary care consultation. Topics of interest include workforce shortage issues, guidance on growing strong and resilient teams, and an exploration of the spread of this model to a wide variety of settings such as family practice, women's clinics, and pediatric facilities. In all, the goal of this book is to provide better health care for everyone, and provide the steps necessary to achieve this goal.Robinson and Reiter have crafted a masterpiece with this third edition of Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care. Their great care in building the PCBH model explains its positive impact on patients and healthcare systems around the world and its remarkable growth over the past 17 years. This edition, enriched with new research, practical tools, evolved thinking, and the authors' stunning ability to keep things simple, is a tour de force of how to make evidence-based work clinically relevant. I am thrilled to see this comprehensive guide continue to advance the field. It’s THE essential resource for clinicians, leaders, and anyone who is passionate about transforming primary care through behavioral health integration.Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus, University of Nevada, RenoExpect this book to be dog-eared and covered with notes. This is not a pristine book to sit on your shelf. This is your go-to guide for integrating behavioral health services into primary care. From the basics to the complex nuances of implementation and scaling integration — this is your resource. Whether you are just starting to integrate behavioral health into your practice, or have a seasoned integrated system, this book is for you.Parinda Khatri, PhD, Chief Health Officer, Cherokee Health Systems

“In this 2nd edition, Robinson and Reiter give us an updated blueprint for full integration of behavioral health and primary care in practice. They review the compelling rationale, but their real contribution is telling us exactly HOW to think about it and how to do it. This latest book is a must for anyone interested in population health and the nuts and bolts of full integration through using the Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultation model.”Susan H McDaniel Ph.D., 2016 President, American Psychological AssociationProfessor, University of Rochester Medical CenterThe best-selling guide to integrating behavioral health services into primary care is now updated, expanded and better than ever! Integration is exploding in growth, and it is moving inexorably toward the model outlined here. To keep pace, this revised text is a must for primary care clinicians and administrators. It is also essential reading for graduate classes in a variety of disciplines, including social work, psychology, and medicine. This updated edition includes: · A refined presentation of the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model· The latest terms, trends and innovations in primary care· Comprehensive strategies and resource lists for hiring and training new Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC)· Step-by-step guidance for implementing the PCBH model· A plethora of evolved practice tools, including new Core Competency Tools for BHCs and primary care providers· Sample interventions for behaviorally influenced problems· The use of “Third Wave” behavior therapies in primary care· Detailed program evaluation instructions and tools· The latest on financing integrated care· An entire chapter on understanding and addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic· Experienced guidance on ethical issues in the PCBH model· Improved patient education handoutsWith all of the changes in health care, the potential for the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model to improve primary care—and the health of the population—is greater than ever.This book should be the first read for anyone interested in realizing the potential of integration.