National Academy of Medicine Establishes Standards for Psychosocial Treatments
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Two important pieces of legislation aim to improve the delivery of and access to treatments for mental health and substance use disorders, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These two important pieces of legislation set the stage for establishing standards for psychosocial treatment.
Approximately 20% of the U.S. population, are affected by mental health and substance use disorders and frequently occur together. The comorbidity of these disorders with physical disorders is also common. Psychosocial interventions for mental and substance use disorders include psychotherapies, community-based treatments, vocational rehabilitation, peer support services, and integrated care interventions. The treatment modalities include: individual, group and virtual settings, and may be administered as stand-alone treatments or combined with other interventions such as medications.
Source: Institute of Medicine