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Pediatr Clin North Am
; 68(3): 541-549, 2021 06.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34044983
RESUMO
The primary care pediatric setting is intended to provide continuous and comprehensive care throughout a child's life, ensuring overall well-being. Routinely scheduled well-child visits are ideal to assess developmental progress, environmental health, behavior/psychosocial issues, and other concerns. Delivering integrated behavioral health (IBH) in the primary care setting may aid in identifying any early concerns or difficulties and provides resources and support when these issues first emerge; thus, promoting the child's well-being. IBH should be engaged early and often to establish a relationship with families and follow them as the child develops, regardless of the presence of a precipitating behavior concern.