PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dwinnells, Ronald
TI  - SBIRT as a Vital Sign for Behavioral Health Identification, Diagnosis, and Referral in Community Health Care
AID  - 10.1370/afm.1776
DP  - 2015 May 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 261--263
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/3/261.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/3/261.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2015 May 01; 13
AB  - The purpose of this quasi-experimental design study was to examine the effectiveness of the behavioral health Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program at a community health center. The study group was twice as likely (25.3%) to have depression and substance abuse diagnosed compared with the control group (11.4%) (P <.001). Referral rates for the study group were more likely to occur (12.4%) compared with referral rates for the control group (1.0%) (P <.001); however, the kept appointment rates by patients for behavioral health problems referrals remained low for both groups. SBIRT was effectively utilized in a community health center, resulting in increased rates for diagnosis of behavioral health problems and referrals of patients.