Chronic illness has far-reaching effects. As Tammy has personally experienced, many layers of challenges and complications exist beyond the physical. Various versions of psychological stress and disability accompany many chronic illnesses. Regardless of the intentions, efforts to ignore the behavioral health challenges associated with these illnesses have been shown to worsen symptoms, pose substantial risks, and complicate life circumstances.
Behavioral health needs create a burden on you and the health care system that is attempting to help you meet your needs. The circumstances that prevent access to behavioral health care are the same circumstances that increase the difficulty experienced. An integrated system of behavioral interventions can help optimize your functioning as well as impact the overall costs of the related issues.
Case collaboration involving ongoing continuity of care has been found to improve outcomes for consumers. Behavioral health care is designed to work with you as a patient to organize an approach that may help modify your lifestyle. Your goals will be best met through an interlacing of behavioral healthcare care with standard medical care to help the professionals working with you to be less likely to miss the full range of symptoms. In the co-treatment of behavioral health care, we will address goals related to you being healthier in your behavior-related choices as well as reducing the frequency at which you are in the hospital.