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World J Psychiatr. Jul 19, 2021; 11(7): 271-276
Published online Jul 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i7.271
Primary care and mental health: Where do we go from here?
Nathalie Moise, Milton Wainberg, Ravi Navin Shah
Nathalie Moise, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, United States
Milton Wainberg, Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, United States
Milton Wainberg, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, United States
Ravi Navin Shah, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10019, United States
Author contributions: Moise N and Shah RN contributed study concept and design; Moise N, Shah RN and Wainberg M contributed acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of manuscript for important intellectual content and statistical analysis; Moise N obtained funding and contributed study supervision.
Supported by National Institute of Mental Health Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), No. R01HS025198 (to Moise N).
Conflict-of-interest statement: Shah RN is a clinical advisor with < 1% equity interest in the following mental health startups which were not involved in the conduct of this study: Two Chairs, Groupwell, Mantra Health, and Tempest. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Corresponding author: Ravi Navin Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5 Columbus Circle, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States. rns2142@cumc.columbia.edu
Received: March 1, 2021
Peer-review started: March 1, 2021
First decision: April 20, 2021
Revised: April 30, 2021
Accepted: June 15, 2021
Article in press: June 15, 2021
Published online: July 19, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Primary care has been dubbed the “de facto” mental health system of the United States since the 1970s. Two psychiatrists and an internist at a major academic medical center review difficulties with implementation of collaborative care in academic primary care settings along with novel recommendations to improve dissemination of this evidence based practice.