I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends: Models of Psychological Intervention in Pediatric Primary Care.

The pediatric primary care setting is ideal for addressing children's and adolescents' mental health needs. As a result of extensive training in health promotion, consultation, assessment, and treatment of psychological disorders, psychologists are uniquely positioned to support primary care pediatricians in this endeavor. This paper provides a review of models of psychology interventions in pediatric primary care including: care delivery, scope of practice, implementation and recent research.