TY - JOUR AU - Crocker, Abigail M. AU - Kessler, Rodger AU - van Eeghen, Constance AU - Bonnell, Levi N. AU - Breshears, Ryan E. AU - Callas, Peter AU - Clifton, Jessica AU - Elder, William AU - Fox, Chet AU - Frisbie, Sylvie AU - Hitt, Juvena AU - Jewiss, Jennifer AU - Kathol, Roger AU - Clark/Keefe, Kelly AU - O’Rourke-Lavoie, Jennifer AU - Leibowitz, George S. AU - Macchi, C. R. AU - McGovern, Mark AU - Mollis, Brenda AU - Mullin, Daniel J. AU - Nagykaldi, Zsolt AU - Natkin, Lisa Watts AU - Pace, Wilson AU - Pinckney, Richard G. AU - Pomeroy, Douglas AU - Pond, Alexander AU - Postupack, Rachel AU - Reynolds, Paula AU - Rose, Gail L. AU - Scholle, Sarah Hudson AU - Sieber, William J. AU - Stancin, Terry AU - Stange, Kurt C. AU - Stephens, Kari A. AU - Teng, Kathryn AU - Waddell, Elizabeth Needham AU - Littenberg, Benjamin PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/10 TI - Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (IBH-PC) to improve patient-centered outcomes in adults with multiple chronic medical and behavioral health conditions: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial JO - Trials SP - 200 VL - 22 IS - 1 AB - Chronic diseases that drive morbidity, mortality, and health care costs are largely influenced by human behavior. Behavioral health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders can often be effectively managed. The majority of patients in need of behavioral health care are seen in primary care, which often has difficulty responding. Some primary care practices are providing integrated behavioral health care (IBH), where primary care and behavioral health providers work together, in one location, using a team-based approach. Research suggests there may be an association between IBH and improved patient outcomes. However, it is often difficult for practices to achieve high levels of integration. The Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care study responds to this need by testing the effectiveness of a comprehensive practice-level intervention designed to improve outcomes in patients with multiple chronic medical and behavioral health conditions by increasing the practice’s degree of behavioral health integration. SN - 1745-6215 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05133-8 DO - 10.1186/s13063-021-05133-8 ID - Crocker2021 ER -