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A Successful Walk-In Psychiatric Model for Integrated Care

David S. Kroll, Carol Latham, Janice Mahal, Meagan Siciliano, Laura S. Shea, Lisa Irwin, Bonnie Southworth and David F. Gitlin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2019, 32 (4) 481-489; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180357
David S. Kroll
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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Carol Latham
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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Janice Mahal
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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Meagan Siciliano
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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Laura S. Shea
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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Lisa Irwin
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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Bonnie Southworth
From the Department of Psychiatry (DSK, LI, DFG), Division of Social Work (CL, JM, MS, LSS), and Department of Medicine (BS), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (DSK, BS, DFG).
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David F. Gitlin
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David S. Kroll, Carol Latham, Janice Mahal, Meagan Siciliano, Laura S. Shea, Lisa Irwin, Bonnie Southworth, David F. Gitlin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2019, 32 (4) 481-489; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180357

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David S. Kroll, Carol Latham, Janice Mahal, Meagan Siciliano, Laura S. Shea, Lisa Irwin, Bonnie Southworth, David F. Gitlin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2019, 32 (4) 481-489; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180357
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