Background: Psychotherapy is recommended as a first-line treatment for the management of
common psychiatric disorders. The objective of this study was to evaluate the availability of …

Objective: Previous work has demonstrated significant declines in the provision of outpatient
psychotherapy by US psychiatrists. The objective of this study was to characterize patterns …

Objective: The authors investigated recent trends in the use of outpatient psychotherapy in
the United States. Method: Service use data from two representative surveys of the US …

About two-thirds of primary care physicians (PCPs) reported in 2004–05 that they could not
get outpatient mental health services for patients—a rate that was at least twice as high as …

The supply of psychiatrists in the United States is inadequate to address the unmet demand
for mental health care. Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) may fill the …

Purpose Although there is growing evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of
psychotherapy in the treatment of mental disorders, the use of psychotherapy in privately …

Context In addition to prescribing medications, providing psychotherapy has long been a
defining characteristic of the practice of clinical psychiatry. However, there are indications …

The authors used the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to examine visit
characteristics associated with psychotherapy by primary-care physicians, as compared with …

Objectives: This study sought to examine psychiatrists' perceptions of gaps in the availability
of mental health and substance use services and their ability to spend sufficient time and …

Background Broad consensus supports the use of primary care to address unmet need for
mental health treatment. Objective To better understand whether primary care filled the gap …