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dc.contributor.authorHesterman, Samantha J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-03T01:08:11Z
dc.date.available2020-04-03T01:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/10960
dc.descriptionMaster's Project (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2019en_US
dc.description.abstractThis comprehensive literature review presents findings associated with the need for more mental health support in rural Alberta. Integrated care with a behavioral health consultant (BHC) presents as a possible solution. Peer-reviewed literature indicates that rural residents are at a higher risk of suicide, substance abuse, depression, and other serious mental health concerns. They are often at a disadvantage when trying to access mental health support, and over 40% of patients with mental health needs will first seek treatment in a primary care setting. Positive mental health and positive health care outcomes are strongly linked to an individual’s total health, and a contributing factor to mental health concerns is the overwhelming number of people who have been diagnosed with a chronic disease. Integrated care with a BHC could help support both primary care providers and their patients by combining the professional competencies of mental health and primary care providersen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleAddressing the health needs of patients diagnosed with a chronic disease in a rural Alberta, Canada primary care settingen_US
dc.typeMaster's Projecten_US
dc.type.degreemeden_US
dc.identifier.departmentSchool of Educationen_US
dc.contributor.chairGifford, Valerie
dc.contributor.committeeRenes, Susan
dc.contributor.committeeKritzinger, Irma
refterms.dateFOA2020-04-03T01:08:12Z


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