Palliative-Behavioral Health Collaborations Benefit Patients with Serious Mental Illnesses
CAPC's Andy Esch, MD, MBA, was quoted in a Palliative Care News article about palliative care and serious mental illness. Specifically, he discusses how the health care system plays a significant role in the quality of care for this population, and how fragmentation and staffing shortages impact care. Dr. Esch shares ways that community-based palliative care and mental health clinicians can collaborate to support the growing population of seniors with serious mental illnesses, who also have complex needs.