Divided No More: Psychology's Role in Integrated Health Care.

Health-care providers increasingly recognize the need to address behavioural and emotional influences on physical health in order to provide quality and cost-effective services. As behaviour change experts, psychologists can be critically important in new models of integrated care that focus on both physical and psychological health. However, to be effective, psychologists must be prepared to address the major issues facing health-care systems today and be willing to re-examine and modify current modes of education and practice. This article describes important trends affecting health care and the ways in which psychologists could contribute. Lastly, two psychologists involved in new models of integrated care describe their training and the challenges and rewards of their current activities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)