Psychotherapy by primary-care providers: Results of a national sample

  • Seth Himelhoch
  • , Mark Ehrenreich

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Abstract

The authors used the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to examine visit characteristics associated with psychotherapy by primary-care physicians, as compared with psychiatrists. Chi-square tests and hierarchical logistic-regression models were developed to examine visit characteristics associated with receiving psychotherapy by primary-care physicians versus psychiatrists. Over 19% of all psychotherapy visits were reported by primary-care physicians. Visits to primary-care physicians, versus visits to psychiatrists, were significantly greater among those over age 65, in Hispanic patients, and those in rural areas. Primary-care physicians are reporting that they provide psychotherapy and may be filling a void for underserved populations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-330
Number of pages6
JournalPsychosomatics
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by NIDA Grant K-23 DA019820 , to Dr. Himelhoch.

Funding

This work was supported by NIDA Grant K-23 DA019820 , to Dr. Himelhoch.

FundersFunder number
National Institute on Drug AbuseK23DA019820
National Institute of Development AdministrationK-23 DA019820

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    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
    • Applied Psychology
    • Psychiatry and Mental health

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