Mental Health Screening in Primary Care Helps Veterans

Center for Advancing Health - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Brian Shiner comments on how a new practice is helping patients with mental health disorder. "In patients who actually have the disorder, there is good evidence that the intervention improves important health outcomes and benefits substantially outweigh harm," says Brian. "Therefore, we assume that we can help to improve veterans’ health by following up screens with clinical exams and delivering these treatments when they are indicated." Read more...