Abbreviated, 15- to 30-minute medication visits have become common in psychiatry now that many insurers model their reimbursement patterns on internal medicine and surgery. To support practicing psychiatrists, a series of four columns in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice, describes how to feasibly combine brief psychotherapy with longitudinal pharmacotherapy. The final installment appears in the September issue.
Psychotherapy can be readily integrated into brief ‘med-check’ psychiatry visits
