Sunday, September 02, 2012

Medical Care Integration for Those Challenged by Mental Illness.

A new article on Medical Care integration for those challenged by mental illness. Co-authored by Larry Hochwald it briefly outlines some steps utilized in a new program being developed by the authors to try to improve care and the life expectancy of people facing the challenges of serious mental illness. http://mhnews.org/back_issues/MHN-Fall2012.pdf

3 comments:

Bruce said...

Nice article & photo of Larry Hochwald. As a former medical educator I can affirm that the article's recommendations [increased, direct communication between phyisicans and mental health professionals] are worthy of serious consideration.

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