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Key Components of Effective Pediatric Integrated Mental Health Care Models: A Systematic Review

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Yonek, Juliet, Lee, Chuan-Mei, Harrison, Anna, Mangurian, Christina, Tolou-Shams, Marina·2020·JAMA Pediatrics

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Importance: Emerging evidence suggests that integrated care models are associated with improved mental health care access and outcomes for youths (children ≤12 years and adolescents 12-21 years) served in pediatric primary care settings. However, the key components of these complex models remain unexamined. Objective: To identify and describe the key components of effective pediatric integrated mental health care models. Evidence Review: The PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials electronic databases were searched for relevant peer-reviewed articles published between January 1, 1985, and April 30, 2019. Articles were restricted to those published in the English language. Eligible articles reported original data on youths 17 years or younger, implemented an integrated mental health care model in a pediatric primary care setting, and assessed the model's association with primary outcomes (eg, mental health symptom severity) and secondary outcomes (eg, functional impairment and patient satisfaction). Articles that specified some degree of systematic coordination or collaboration between primary care and mental health professionals were included in the final review. Two independent reviewers extracted data on study design, model type, model components, level of integration, and outcomes. Study quality was assessed using the Jadad scale. Data were analyzed between January 1, 2018, and May 31, 2019. Findings: Eleven randomized clinical trials involving 2190 participants were included. Three studies focused on youths with depression, 3 on youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 5 on youths with behavioral disorders. Most studies (9 of 11) implemented either the collaborative care model (n = 3), a slightly modified version of the collaborative care model (n = 2), or colocated care (n = 4). The most commonly reported components of effective pediatric integrated mental health care models were population-based care, measurement-based care, and delivery of evidence-based mental health services; all 3 components were present in studies reporting clinical improvement of mental health symptoms. Other model components, such as treatment-to-target or team-based care, were common in studies reporting specific outcomes, such as functional impairment. Conclusions and Relevance: This review is the first to date to systematically search and qualitatively synthesize information on the key components of effective pediatric integrated mental health care models. This knowledge may be especially useful for pediatric primary care administrators in the selection of an integrated care model for their setting.

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  • Validated tools to detect comorbid mental health problems and brief psychological interventions, such as motivational interviewing, are applicable.

    “Validated tools to detect comorbid mental health problems and brief psychological interventions, such as motivational interviewing (MI) are applicable.27”

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    The Results section (Models, Integration, and Components; page unavailable) reports that the reviewed pediatric care models used validated instruments and commonly provided brief psychological interventions. It identifies cognitive behavioral therapy—not motivational interviewing—as the predominant brief intervention, and does not specify tools for detecting comorbid mental health problems. The claim is therefore supported in general but not in those particulars. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  1. [49]Clarke GN, Lewinsohn PM, Hops H, Seeley JR. Adolescent Coping With Depression Course Eugene, OR: Castalia Press; 1990 Medicine. Alternatives for families: a cognitive behavioral therapy. http://www.afcbt.org Accessed June 24, 2019.

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Authors
Yonek, J., Lee, C.-M., Harrison, A., Mangurian, C., & Tolou-Shams, M.
Affiliations
  • San Francisco General Hospital (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
  • Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
Venue
JAMA Pediatrics
Published
2020-05-01
Volume
174
Issue
5
Pages
487
ISSN
  • 1072-4710 (ISSN-L)
  • 2168-6203
OpenAlex
W3009485035
Cited by
109
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 3
FWCI
2.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (K24DA046569, T32DA007250)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Keywords
integrated mental health care, pediatric primary care, collaborative care, youth mental health, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behavioral disorders, measurement-based care, population-based care, treat-to-target, team-based care, functional disability, care coordination
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Child, Humans, Mental Health Services, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated

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