Primary Health Care in Canada - References

A valuable resource on health care in general and primary health care in Canada in specific. Gordon Butler compiled the list from suggestions by colleagues.
Please contact Gordon with information that will enlarge the list or its accuracy (we would like to have complete and accurate reference details and regret that these are incomplete).

DOCUMENTS

Psychological Services in Primary Care (1977) Ontario.

Interdisciplinary Primary Care Models (1997) Ontario)

Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (1996). Primary Care Task Force Final Report.

 

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

Bazana G. (Psynopsis, 1999). Geographical Locations Survey of Registered Psychologists in Canada.

CPA (1999) Strengthening Medicare. The Role of Psychology in the Health of Canadians and in the Development of the Canadian Health Care System.

Hunsley, J. (1999) Who uses psychological services in Canada. Canadian Psychology.

Linden, W. (1995). Effectiveness and Costs of Clinical Psychology
Services: A Business Plan. (BC)

ARTICLES

Bruns, D. (1998). Psychologists as primary care providers: A paradigm shift. Health Psychologist, 20(4), 19.

Deleon, P.H., Howell, W.C., Neuman, R., Brown, A. B. , Keita, G. P., & Sexton, J. L. Expanding roles in the twenty-first century. In ? Psychologists as Health Care Providers.

Haley, W. et al, (1998) Psychological Practice in Primary Care Settings: Practical Tips for Clinicians, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, No. 3, p.237-244.
(**** Note: A good article to consider giving to psychology interns who are new to working in medical hospital settings.)

Mori, D.L., LoCastro, J.S., Grace, M., & Costello, T. (1999).
Implementing the direct contact model to increase referrals for
psychological services in primary care settings. Professional
Psychology: Research and Practice. 30 (2), 143-146.

Pruitt, S. et al, (1998) Moving Behavioral Medicine to the Front Line: A Model for the Integration of Behavioral and Medical Sciences in Primary Care, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, No. 3, p. 230-236

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