I get by with a Little Help from my Friends: Models of Psychological Intervention in Pediatric Primary Care

Zand, D.H.; Pierce, K.J.; Ladage, J.; Heaney, M.S.; Sallee, H.M.

Missouri Medicine 116(2): 111-116

2019


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-6620
PMID: 31040496
Document Number: 699810
The pediatric primary care setting is ideal for addressing children's and adolescents' mental health needs. As a result of extensive training in health promotion, consultation, assessment, and treatment of psychological disorders, psychologists are uniquely positioned to support primary care pediatricians in this endeavor. This paper provides a review of models of psychology interventions in pediatric primary care including: care delivery, scope of practice, implementation and recent research. It concludes with a case example and recommendations.

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