Collaborative, integrated treatment in behavioral medicine has become a current goal of medicine and psychology. Integrated interventions by physicians and psychologists are efficient, evidence-based, successful and cost-effective. This case study examines how collaborative treatment by a physician and a psychologist in a case of psoriasis, co-occurring with anxiety, produced positive health outcomes and, at the same time, reduced use of resources and contact time. The result was a successful, cost-effective outcome.
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Quintiliani, A.R. (2008). Collaborative Treatment in Behavioral Medicine: Treatment of a Young Single Mother with Psoriasis and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In: Kessler, R., Stafford, D. (eds) Collaborative Medicine Case Studies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76894-6_21
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