TY - JOUR T1 - SBIRT as a Vital Sign for Behavioral Health Identification, Diagnosis, and Referral in Community Health Care JF - The Annals of Family Medicine JO - Ann Fam Med SP - 261 LP - 263 DO - 10.1370/afm.1776 VL - 13 IS - 3 AU - Ronald Dwinnells Y1 - 2015/05/01 UR - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/3/261.abstract N2 - 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. ER -