Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Baltimore.
Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Jul 1;74(7):774-777. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100643. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
In response to the opioid crisis, Catholic Charities of Baltimore sought to integrate substance use disorder treatment into their outpatient community mental health clinics. The agency developed a systematic practice improvement strategy that included a competency-based curriculum and supervision plan for psychiatric providers and therapists. Psychiatric providers developed competency with medications used to treat substance use disorders, and therapists developed competency in therapeutic modalities to treat substance use disorders, all of which were gradually integrated into outpatient clinics. This column demonstrates that integration of substance use disorder treatment into outpatient community mental health care is feasible and beneficial.
针对阿片类药物危机，巴尔的摩天主教慈善会试图将物质使用障碍治疗纳入其门诊社区心理健康诊所。该机构制定了一项系统的实践改进策略，其中包括为精神科医生和治疗师提供基于能力的课程和监督计划。精神科医生在治疗物质使用障碍的药物方面提高了能力，治疗师在治疗物质使用障碍的治疗方法方面提高了能力，所有这些都逐渐融入了门诊诊所。本专栏表明，将物质使用障碍治疗纳入门诊社区心理健康护理是可行和有益的。
