PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sebastian T. Tong AU - Zachary J. Morgan AU - Kari A. Stephens AU - Andrew Bazemore AU - Lars E. Peterson TI - Characteristics of Family Physicians Practicing Collaboratively With Behavioral Health Professionals AID - 10.1370/afm.2947 DP - 2023 Mar 01 TA - The Annals of Family Medicine PG - 157--160 VI - 21 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/2/157.short 4100 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/2/157.full SO - Ann Fam Med2023 Mar 01; 21 AB - Integrating behavioral health into primary care can improve access to behavioral health and patient health outcomes. We used 2017-2021 American Board of Family Medicine continuing certificate examination registration questionnaire responses to determine the characteristics of family physicians who work collaboratively with behavioral health professionals. With a 100% response rate, 38.8% of 25,222 family physicians reported working collaboratively with behavioral health professionals, with those working in independently owned practices and in the South having substantially lower rates. Future research exploring these differences could help develop strategies to support family physicians implement integrated behavioral health to improve care for patients in these communities.