Integrating Primary Care And Mental Health Services In Rural America: A Policy Review And Conceptual Framework

In May 2009, the University of Southern Maine's Maine Rural Health Research Center published a report recounting the policy history of the service integration concept. The report discusses the relevant theoretical and empirical literature in a conceptual framework that emphasizes the structural factors shaping integration, the organizational characteristics of integrated service providers, and the effects of integration on access, quality, and cost of care. The report's primary focus is on the integration of mental health services with primary care in rural communities . . .