Psychological Treatment of Medical Patients in Integrated Primary Care

This concise volume provides an overview of the roles mental health professionals can play in integrated primary care. Anne C. Dobmeyer describes the key components of integrated primary care (with special emphasis on the primary care behavioral health model of service delivery), presents the rationale for a behavioral health presence on the team, and offers effective work-flow strategies.

Guided by competencies developed by APA and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, clinicians learn to use standard resources to work within a larger team to effectively treat a wide range of chronic medical conditions, behavioral health disorders, and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.

The Clinical Health Psychology Series is designed to provide a comprehensive but concise overview of practice in specific areas, including integrated primary care, cardiology, oncology, and more. Each book in the series provides broad coverage of the topic and is intended specifically for mental and behavioral health professionals who are new to that field.

Series Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. A Primer on Integrated Primary Care

1. Overview of Integrated Primary Care
2. Fundamentals of Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration
3. Conducting the Behavioral Health Consultation Appointment

II. Common Conditions Treated in Primary Care Behavioral Health

4. Depression
5. Anxiety
6. Insomnia
7. Diabetes
8. Chronic Pain
9. Asthma

III. Future Directions

10. Future Directions in Training, Funding, and Research

References

Index

About the Author

Anne C. Dobmeyer, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical health psychologist who has been actively involved in integrated primary care training, implementation, and evaluation for the past 17 years. She has established fully integrated primary care behavioral health services in family medicine, internal medicine, and women's health clinics, and provided training and consultation to clinics and medical centers across the country.

She is coauthor of Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Step-by-Step Guidance for Assessment and Intervention (2017, 2nd ed.).

Dr. Dobmeyer obtained her PhD from Utah State University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology at Wilford Hall Medical Center. She has served as President of the American Board of Clinical Health Psychology and is currently a trustee of the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Dobmeyer is a masterful clinician, educator, program developer, and author who has dedicated her career to the primary care behavioral health model of integration. This book represents a culmination of experience packed with evidence and actionable tools for the novice clinician.
—Christine Runyan, PhD, ABPP
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

Infusing her 15 years of primary care experience as a clinical health psychologist with the latest science, Dobmeyer deftly lays out what every primary care behavioral health provider should know to effectively treat a wide range of patients.
—Christopher L. Hunter, PhD, ABPP
Department of Defense Program Manager for Behavioral Health in Primary Care, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, VA

If you are looking for a concise, pragmatic, and current text on the primary care behavioral health model, then look no further. This book is the perfect introduction for those new to the model and the perfect synopsis and update for those already familiar with it.
—Jeff Reiter, PhD, ABPP
Swedish Medical Group, Seattle, WA; Arizona State University Doctor of Behavioral Health Program, Phoenix

This is an essential resource for behavioral health clinicians embarking on a career in primary care and the medical clinic champions hiring them. Enriched by Dobmeyer's extensive hands-on experience, clinicians will find the step-by-step advice, case examples, and focus on chronic disease invaluable when addressing critical health issues experienced by large sectors of the primary care population.
—Barbara Ward-Zimmerman, PhD
Co-Chair, the Society of Health Psychology (APA Division 38) Integrated Primary Care Special Interest Group and Curriculum Committee, Glastonbury, CT