Mission Statement:
"Our mission is to promote behavioral health across the lifespan through easy-access, an excellent interdisciplinary team and integrated care. We are committed to providing the highest quality of assessment, consultation, and therapy services. We work in collaboration with the primary care and specialty physicians, as well as community agencies to foster patient wellness and satisfaction in a warm, therapeutic, and respectful manner.”
What is Primary Care Psychology?
A Primary Care Psychologist refers to a psychologist with specialist training in psychological disorders presenting to primary care services. Your primary care psychologist is a practitioner who has specialized skills in the psychological assessment and intervention of common health problems of patients and families throughout the lifespan. Primary Care Psychologists are also referred to as Behavioral Health Psychologists. Primary Care is the initial point of consultation with a health professional trained to provide primary medical care within a health care system. The services of primary care physicians include:
- First contact of any undiagnosed health concerns
- Both preventative and curative care
- Continuous and coordinated care for the patient
- The primary care point of service is the Patient-Centered Medical Home where integration of psychology and other disciplines improve the quality of health care and lives of patients
The Integration of Psychology Into Primary Care:
Integration of Primary Care Behavioral Health Specialists into the primary care and specialty settings will enhance the quality of patient treatment at their primary care physician’s office in keeping with philosophy of the Patient Centered Medical Home.
- Primary care patient populations have significant psychological needs that have largely been unaddressed
- Offers access to specialty mental health care
- Stigmatization is reduced or eliminated when the psychologist is part of the health care team and the patient is seen in the medical home
- Research has shown that mental health treatment in a primary care setting helps improve physical problems
The following video is courtesy of Access Community Health Centers in Madison, WI. The information offered in the video assists in defining the integration of primary care behavioral health
Administrative Office:
Primary Care Psychology Associates, LLC
400 Skokie Blvd, Suite 245
Northbrook, IL, 60062
Phone: (847) 686-0090
admin@pcpachicago.com
Primary Care Psychology Associates, LLC
400 Skokie Blvd, Suite 245
Northbrook, IL, 60062
Phone: (847) 686-0090
admin@pcpachicago.com
