Brief Risk Interview© (BRI)
The Brief Risk Interview© (BRI) was developed as a protocol to determine potential patient risk of violating a treatment agreement related to prescription opioids and risk of future opioid misuse.… Read More
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Taking care of the mental health care needs of your patients can be overwhelming. PsychU understands the complexity of care your patients need and the challenges you may face addressing mental health in the primary care setting. Knowing this, the Primary Care Provider Corner was filled with relevant tips, healthcare community best practices, and insights just for you.
Addressing The U.S. Opioid Epidemic: The Role Of The Primary Care Provider
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), every day more than 130 individuals within the United States die from opioid overdose. The economic burden of prescription opioid abuse… Read MoreA Welcome Message From Ms. Marla Moses, Section Advisor
Marla Moses, FNP, PMHNP, PsychU Section Advisor welcomes practitioners to the Primary Care Provider Community Corner. Ms. Moses is a practicing family and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and owner… Read MoreA Welcome Message From Dr. Sloan Manning, Section Advisor
Sloan Manning, MD, PsychU Section Advisor welcomes practitioners to the Primary Care Provider Community Corner. Dr. Manning is the Medical Director of Novant Health Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine; an… Read MoreBrief Risk Questionnaire© (BRQ)
The Brief Risk Questionnaire© (BRQ) is an opioid risk screening tool found to offer a good alternative to doing a clinical interview (see Brief Risk Interview© (BRI) https://psychu.org/brief-risk-interview-bri/). The tool… Read MoreHamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D; HRSD; HDRS), designed in 1960, has become one of the most widely utilized rating scales intended to assess depression disorder symptom severity and change.… Read MoreMental Health Awareness Month 2019 Toolkit
Throughout May each year, we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM). For 2019, Mental Health America (MHA) is celebrating 70 years of celebrating MHAM by sharing their MHAM Toolkit. They… Read MoreTreatment Plan Collaboration: Understanding & Incorporating Caregiver, Peer Support, & Clinician Perspectives
Mental illnesses are complex disorders which affect millions of adults in the United States. The burden of these conditions, as well as the risk of comorbidities for the patient population… Read MoreBarriers & Challenges To Successful Behavioral Health Integration
Background A report by researchers from the Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health draws attention to barriers and challenges of implementing successful… Read MoreVirtual Visits In Primary Care: Who Uses Them & Why?
Background & Purpose Virtual care has been defined as clinical interactions in health care that do not involve the patient and provider being in the same room at the same… Read More - PsychU For You
