A&M Healthcare Industry Group Senior Directors, Marthe H. Haverkamp, M.D., Ph.D., and Jon Masoudi, M.D., M.B.A., together with Ed McGookin, M.D., M.H.C.D.S, Chief Medical Officer of Coastal Medical, a Lifespan ACO, published an article in Medhealth Outlook.
Problems in physical functioning may trigger a range of emotional coping mechanisms which can become pathological. Likewise, problems in mental health affect the rest of the body. Recent developments have further increased the importance of combining mental and physical health, including the pandemic and the persistent policy shift towards value-based care. This article discusses the benefits for patients when their primary care considers both mental and physical wellbeing care.
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