Innovative Ways to Address the Mental Health and Medical Needs of Marginalized Patients: Collaborations Between Family Physicians, Family Therapists, and Family Psychologists

This article describes an innovative program to meet the needs of homeless women, children, and families residing at a transitional living center in an urban setting. The program involves collaboration between medical and mental health professionals to address the multiple problems and unmet needs o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 2004-07, Vol.74 (3), p.242-252
Hauptverfasser:	Holleman, Warren L, Bray, James H, Davis, Lisa, Holleman, Marsha C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Child Welfare Services Chronic Disease Collaboration Community Services Cooperative Behavior Family Physicians Family Therapy Family Therapy - manpower Female Females Health care Health professionals Health Services Needs and Demand Homeless Homeless people Homeless Persons - psychology Homelessness Human Humans Innovation Integrated Services Interdisciplinary approach Interprofessional Relations Marginalism Marginalized people Medical sciences Mental Disorders - psychology Mental Disorders - therapy Mental health Mental Health Services Mental Health Services - supply & distribution Needs Organization of mental health. Health systems Patient Care Team Patients Physicians Physicians, Family Program Evaluation Psychologists Psychology Psychology - manpower Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Shelters Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Social Services Social Support Therapists Therapy Urban Areas Urban Environments Urban Population
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Zusammenfassung:	This article describes an innovative program to meet the needs of homeless women, children, and families residing at a transitional living center in an urban setting. The program involves collaboration between medical and mental health professionals to address the multiple problems and unmet needs of this population. Recommendations for future work in expanding collaborative practice are discussed.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/0002-9432.74.3.242