학술논문
How Health Centers Engage Elders with Substance Use Disorder in Treatment.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*SUBSTANCE abuse treatment
*MEDICAL care
*MEDICAL screening
*PRIMARY health care
*INTEGRATED health care delivery
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ISSN
0738-7806
Abstract
Federally qualified health centers (FQHC) form the largest primary care system in the United States. They play a vital role in providing comprehensive primary care services to their patients, including integrated substance use and behavioral healthcare, but less known is their role in caring for older Americans (older than age 50), who make up 27 percent of their patients. This requires an integrated healthcare team that can provide screening and brief intervention to ongoing medical and behavioral health treatment, including medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. FQHCs are positioned to play a vital role in addressing substance use disorders (SUD) in older adults in a community context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]