Coordinated care between physical and mental health is clearly and urgently needed.
A primary care physician can be a valuable point person and address both physical and mental health concerns.
, covering 150,000 responses across 29 nations, revealed that one out of two individuals across the globe will encounter a mental health disorder in their lifetime. The burden on society of this unmet mental health need is unacceptable. We need urgent, evidence-based, and compassionate responses. Another client had a history of multiple hospitalizations due to severe stomach pain. During one particularly intense episode, my team and I had strongly advised him to go to the emergency department. Following admission, the medical team discovered he was struggling with alcoholism, which he had not disclosed to his family.
The other key solution to the poor coordination between physical and mental health? Major investment in primary care. When physical and mental health conditions co-occur, treatment planning can become very challenging, leading to disease progression and higher morbidity and mortality. Conditions often go undiagnosed among patients with co-occurring physical and mental illnesses. For example, COPD and heart failure may mask or mirror symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-
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