TY - JOUR T1 - Family Physicians Are Essential for Mental Health Care Delivery JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 114 LP - 115 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120219 VL - 26 IS - 2 AU - Imam M. Xierali AU - Sebastian T. Tong AU - Stephen M. Petterson AU - James C. Puffer AU - Robert L. Phillips, Jr. AU - Andrew W. Bazemore Y1 - 2013/03/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/114.abstract N2 - As the largest and most widely distributed of primary care physicians, family physicians have an important role in providing mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas. However, the proportion of family physicians who report providing mental health care is low. Policy barriers such as payment for mental health services should be explored to ensure access to mental health care for patients across the urban to rural continuum. ER -