Citation

Devine M, DeCaporale-Ryan L, Lim M, Berenyi J. Prim. Care 2017; 44(1): 99-112.

Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Family Medicine Resident, 777 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pop.2016.09.012

PMID

28164823

Abstract

The US population has a subset of those that are underserved who are in need of primary care and also suffer from mental health disorders. In this article, categories of underserved populations are described. Each section defines the population being presented, identifies the mental health problems each is likely to encounter, explores the barriers that prevent access to care, and identifies potential methods to minimize such barriers. The ways in which psychiatric issues vary in underserved settings compared with the general population are differentiated. Recommendations are offered for primary care physicians to support improved recognition and management of psychosocial stressors and psychiatric illness among the underserved.

Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Mental health; Primary care; Psychosocial; Suicide; Underserved