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Medical-Legal Partnership Effects on Mental Health, Health Care Use, and Quality of Life in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Winston Liaw, Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Christine Bakos-Block, Robert Suchting, Alvin Chen, Abigail Hernandez, Lisandra Finzetto, Charles Green and Thomas Murphy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2023, 36 (3) 414-424; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220349R1
Winston Liaw
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Thomas F. Northrup
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Angela L. Stotts
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Christine Bakos-Block
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Robert Suchting
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Alvin Chen
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Abigail Hernandez
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Lisandra Finzetto
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Charles Green
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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Thomas Murphy
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
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vol. 36 no. 3 414-424
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220349R1
PubMed 
37028914

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication October 11, 2022
  • Revision received December 8, 2022
  • Accepted for publication December 9, 2022
  • Published online June 8, 2023.

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  1. Winston Liaw, MD, MPH,
  2. Thomas F. Northrup, PhD,
  3. Angela L. Stotts, PhD,
  4. Christine Bakos-Block, PhD, LCSW,
  5. Robert Suchting, PhD,
  6. Alvin Chen, BS,
  7. Abigail Hernandez, BS,
  8. Lisandra Finzetto, BA,
  9. Charles Green, PhD and
  10. Thomas Murphy, MD
  1. From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Texas (WL); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School (TFN, ALS, TM); School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CBB); Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (RS); University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, (AC); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (AH); Department of Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (LF); Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (CG).
  1. Corresponding author: Winston Liaw, MD, MPH, 5055 Medical Circle, Houston, Texas 77204 (E-mail: wliaw{at}central.uh.edu).
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Winston Liaw, Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Christine Bakos-Block, Robert Suchting, Alvin Chen, Abigail Hernandez, Lisandra Finzetto, Charles Green, Thomas Murphy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2023, 36 (3) 414-424; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220349R1

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Medical-Legal Partnership Effects on Mental Health, Health Care Use, and Quality of Life in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Winston Liaw, Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Christine Bakos-Block, Robert Suchting, Alvin Chen, Abigail Hernandez, Lisandra Finzetto, Charles Green, Thomas Murphy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2023, 36 (3) 414-424; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220349R1
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