Influence of mental health and alcohol or other drug use risk on adolescent reported care received in primary care settings

Influence of mental health and alcohol or other drug use risk on adolescent reported care received in primary care settings

BACKGROUND To describe patterns of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use risk and adolescent reported primary care (PC) screening and intervention, and examine associations of AOD risk and mental health with reported care received. METHODS We analyzed data from cross-sectional surveys collected from April 3, 2013 to November 24, 2015 from 1279 diverse adolescents ages 12-18 who reported visiting a...

Mental health care in primary care settings.

Self-Reported Health Status in Primary Health Care: The Influence of Immigration and Other Associated Factors

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study are to compare self-reported health status between Spanish-born and Latin American-born Spanish residents, adjusted by length of residence in the host country; and additionally, to analyse sociodemographic and psychosocial variables associated with a better health status. DESIGN This is a cross-sectional population based study of Latin American-born (n = 691) ...

The future of mental health research in primary care settings.

Since the Declaration of Alma Ata (World Health Organization, 1978) there has been a steady move world wide for health care to be primary care led, with secondary care offering specialist knowledge and increasingly sophisticated investigation and treatment in support. The vast majority of illness and disease is managed in primary care, but paradoxically, while general practice contributes the g...

Screening for adolescent alcohol and drug use in pediatric health-care settings: predictors and implications for practice and policy

OBJECTIVE This paper used data from a study of pediatric primary care provider (PCP) screening practices to examine barriers to and facilitators of adolescent alcohol and other drug (AOD) screening in pediatric primary care. METHODS A web-based survey (N = 437) was used to examine the influence of PCP factors (attitudes and knowledge, training, self-efficacy, comfort with alcohol and drug iss...