INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your discussion with the Behavioral Health Clinicians will occur at your AMH primary care location and take approximately 15-30 minutes. The BHC will ask you specific questions about your physical symptoms, any emotional concerns you are experiencing, your behaviors, and how all of these might be related.
Your Behavioral Health Clinician and primary care provider have a close working relationship. While you and your primary care provider remain in control of your health care, Behavioral Health Clinician serves as a resource to assist you and your provider in developing and implementing the best whole person, integrated health care plan for you.
READY TO INTEGRATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?
Schedule an appointment at your AMH location to discuss integrating behavioral health with your primary care provider. If you and your provider agree that this service would be beneficial to your overall health, you can schedule your appointment with a Behavioral Health Clinician during your office visit or over the phone.
At AMH, behavioral health is seamlessly integrated into primary care, addressing stress, anxiety, adverse behaviors, emotional concerns, and life circumstances impacting daily life and overall health. Collaborating with a Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician and your primary care provider, we assess the mind-body-behavior connection for solution-focused care. Integrated Behavioral Health Services are accessible to all AMH patients, with possible copays for those with private insurance or Medicare.
WE CAN ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS
Chronic medical conditions such as headaches, sleep problems, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, obesity, or chronic pain.
Emotional or behavioral health issues such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, traumatic stress, or bereavement.
Behavior change plans for smoking cessation, weight loss, substance use, exercise, and lifestyle modifications.
The services provided by your Behavioral Health Clinician are simply another part of your overall primary health care and are not specialty mental health care. Documentation of your appointment and recommendations from the Behavioral Health Clinician will be written in your medical record, accessible by your primary care provider.