Validation of the Menopause Transition Scale (MTS).

Objective: All women will experience menopause transition, and a majority will experience symptoms that negatively affect their quality of life. Current validated menopause symptom scales are time consuming, phrased in clinical language, and difficult to adopt for digital use. This study seeks to validate a short novel survey which can be reliably completed without coaching and accurately represents the experience of the menopause transition.

Counseling and wellness services integrated with primary care: a delivery system that works.

Introduction: The continuity and coordination of care between medical and behavioral health services is a major issue facing our health care delivery system. Barriers to basic communication between providers of medical services and providers of behavioral health services, include: no coordination of services, and poor recognition of the relationship between medical and behavioral issues.

Methods: Colocating behavioral health counselors and nutritionists alongside primary care physicians and clinicians (PCPs).