Behavioral Health Business January 12, 2024
For many women, an OB-GYN clinician is the physician they see most often. Women often visit their OB-GYN during vulnerable periods of life, including adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum and the menopausal transition, which can trigger bouts of depression or anxiety.
The integration of behavioral health and women’s health care has become more common as OB-GYNs encounter mental health issues that fall outside their specialty. Still, a lot of training is needed before behavioral health can be fully integrated into women’s health, industry insiders told Behavioral Health Business.
The consequences of lack of treatment for interrelated behavioral health and women’s health issues can be severe. The CDC found that mental health conditions, including substance use disorders (SUDs), account for 23%...
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