The Medical Care and Psychosocial Needs of Older Adults

• By: James Spencer, MD NYS-OMH Bureau of Program and Policy Development Juliet Frodella South Oaks Hospital
• April 1st, 2011
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More than half of the older adults who receive behavioral health care receive it from their primary care physician. There has been much recent interest in the medical or health home model that provides comprehensive care, and in which a primary care physician (PCP) leads a team, which may include...