Adult Primary Care Physician Visits Increasingly Address Mental Health Concerns

Adult Primary Care Physician Visits Increasingly Address Mental Health Concerns, in Health Affairs

key takeaway: "The proportion of visits that addressed mental health concerns increased from 10.7 percent of visits in 2006–07 to 15.9 percent by 2016 and 2018. Black patients were 40 percent less likely than White patients to have a mental health concern addressed during a primary care visit, and Hispanic patients were 40 percent less likely than non-Hispanic patients to have a mental health concern addressed during a primary care visit."