HealthIT Answers February 12, 2024
Julie Frey

The demand for mental health services is outstripping the ability of providers to keep up. A recent report by the American Psychological Association found that 38% of psychologists have seen an increase in the number of people on their waiting list, increasing their workloads by 26%. While healthcare leaders are prioritizing hiring more specialists and encouraging more referrals to close the demand-supply gap in mental health care, that won’t alleviate the strain now.

As a result, primary care providers (PCPs) are now needed to supply mental health care as well. Estimates have between 40 to 90% of patients having their mental health needs treated by their PCP including first-line prescriptions for antidepressants.

This is putting an additional burden on PCPs...

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