Integrated Care and the Evolution of the Multidisciplinary Team.

The primary care medical home continues to adapt by applying new research to population health approaches to care. With the discovery that life experiences trigger a chain of biologic events linked to chronic illnesses, the role of patient-centered multidisciplinary care teams becomes of paramount importance. Subsequently, mental health professionals are being incorporated into the primary care setting, using their skills in nontraditional models to customize care for each patient.

Beginning the Work of Integration: An Investigation of Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes Toward Psychiatry.

Objective: The authors sought to better understand the attitudes of primary care physicians toward psychiatrists in order to assess their receptivity for further psychiatric education.

Methods: A survey about attitudes toward psychiatrists in comparison to other specialties was distributed among four family medicine residency programs at Southern Illinois University.

Results: Respondents rated psychiatry lower than other specialties in the areas measured.