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Psychiatric consultation in an HMO: a model for education in primary care

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.135.9.1089

The authors describe a program based on a biopsychosocial model of illness, which uses a liaison-consultation approach in an outpatient setting. It is directed toward integrating psychiatric education and services with primary care in a health maintenance organization. This program can serve as a useful model for studying the validity and effectiveness of integrating psychiatric concepts with primary health care.

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