Treatment At Specialty Behavioral Health Clinics Reduced Psychiatric Inpatient Admission

People with mental health disorders who received mental health services at specialty behavioral health clinics had a lower likelihood of having a psychiatric inpatient admission, according to a study of utilization in a large health system in New York. The odds of an inpatient admission were higher for those who received mental health or addiction treatment services at a medical clinic with integrated behavioral health services and higher for those who received behavioral health services at a medical clinic. About 59% received all of their mental health care in medical settings and from provider organizations unaffiliated with the health system . . .