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Table 2 Inclusion and characteristics of behavioral health care providers in CPC practices that responded to the 2014 Behavioral Health Integration Survey

From: Behavioral Health and the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) Initiative: findings from the 2014 CPC behavioral health survey

Practice characteristic

N

%

Behavioral health providers (N=161)*

 Any behavioral health clinician onsite

86

53.4%

 Psychiatrist

11

6.8%

 Psychologist

38

23.6%

 Social worker

40

24.8%

 Marriage and family therapist

8

5.0%

 Psychiatric nurse practitioner

4

2.5%

 Other behavioral health provider

34

21.1%

 No behavioral health provider

75

46.6%

 Working on getting a behavioral health provider

12

7.5%

Any PCP and BHP communication (in person, telephone, notes) (N=161)

134

83.2%

Years of direct care in an outpatient setting (N=102, 59 missing)

 <1 year

29

28.4%

 1-5 years

27

26.5%

 >5 years

46

45.1%

How long has provider been involved with CPC practice (N=100, 61 missing)

 <6 months

35

35.0%

 6-12 months

19

19.0%

 >12 months

46

46.0%

Proportion of time spent with CPC practice (N=99, 62 missing)

 Ad hoc consultant

6

6.1%

 <25%

24

24.2%

 25-50%

14

14.1%

 >50%

55

55.6%

  1. *Practices could have more than one type of provider. Other providers noted included licensed professional counselor (LPC), pharmacist, unspecified MD/PhD/MA, alcohol and drug counselor, registered nurse, unspecified mental health professional