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The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model: An Overview and Operational Definition

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The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model is a prominent approach to the integration of behavioral health services into primary care settings. Implementation of the PCBH model has grown over the past two decades, yet research and training efforts have been slowed by inconsistent terminology and lack of a concise, operationalized definition of the model and its key components. This article provides the first concise operationalized definition of the PCBH model, developed from examination of multiple published resources and consultation with nationally recognized PCBH model experts. The definition frames the model as a team-based approach to managing biopsychosocial issues that present in primary care, with the over-arching goal of improving primary care in general. The article provides a description of the key components and strategies used in the model, the rationale for those strategies, a brief comparison of this model to other integration approaches, a focused summary of PCBH model outcomes, and an overview of common challenges to implementing the model.

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  2. Psychological Health Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, VA, USA

    Anne C. Dobmeyer

  3. Patient-Centered Medical Home Branch, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, VA, USA

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Reiter, J.T., Dobmeyer, A.C. & Hunter, C.L. The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model: An Overview and Operational Definition. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 25, 109–126 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-017-9531-x

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