Article archive / August 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 12. Source pages: 12.
Dr. Anne Ciccone Collaborative-Care Treatment Post Disaster Drs. Erin Reuther, Howard Osofsky, and Joy Osofsky.
Dr. Anne Ciccone will present “Psychology’s Role in Collaborative-Care Treatment of Anxiety in Primary Care Patients Postdisaster,” as part of the sessions for Health Psychology. Co-authors are Drs. Erin Reuther, Howard Osofsky, and Joy Osofsky.
Ciccone’s and her team’s work is based on data collected through the Mental and Behavioral health Capacity Project that is part of the Gulf Region health Outreach Program funded through the Deepwater Horizon Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement and implemented through the Department of Psychiatry at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
“In a mental and behavioral health interprofessional collaborative approach involving psychiatry, psychology, and care management, patients are offered up to six consecutive 30-minute CBT [cognitive-behavioral-therapy] based behavioral health sessions in conjunction with medication management within the primary care setting.”
Findings suggests that the integration of care is effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, including post-traumatic stress, in primary care patients in rural areas impacted by successive disasters.
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