Speaking of Psychology Better health through integrated care (SOP7)
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Feb 18, 2014 Norman B. Anderson, CEO of the American Psychological Association and director of the APA Center for Psychology and Health, champions integrating psychological and behavioral care into mainstream healthcare. He explores what integrated health teams look like. He discusses behaviors that drive disease, training psychologists for primary care, and the policy and financing needed to expand access.
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Psychology Shapes Physical Disease Outcomes
- Psychology influences physical health across diseases like heart disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes.
- Norman B. Anderson explains behavioral and psychological factors significantly shape disease development and course, not just mental health.
Whole Patient Care Works Better
- Integrated health care teams combine medical, psychological, nursing, and rehabilitation expertise to treat the whole patient.
- Anderson notes this multidisciplinary approach improves patient outcomes and can reduce costs when addressing biological and psychosocial factors together.
Embed Psychologists In Primary Care
- Integrate psychologists into primary care to address mental health and health behaviors where patients first present.
- Anderson recommends psychologists help with diet, smoking, exercise, stress, and depression management to prevent and slow illness.