PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
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
TI  - Family Physicians Are Essential for Mental Health Care Delivery
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120219
DP  - 2013 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 114--115
VI  - 26
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/114.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/114.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2013 Mar 01; 26
AB  - 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.