This third edition of Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care builds on the success of the previous editions, with updates and an expanded offering of tools and practice strategies. It is designed to have something for everyone – including new and experienced behavioral health professionals, primary care providers, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team. This updated edition is also a great text for the growing number of graduate courses introducing integrated primary care to students. The book provides, in great detail, both the rationale for this model of care and practical strategies for implementing it, including myriad practice tools that integrated care teams can start utilizing immediately. If your goal for integration is to improve primary care for everyone, this book shows how to achieve that goal.

Robinson and Reiter have crafted a masterpiece with this third edition of Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care. Their great care in building the PCBH model explains its positive impact on patients and healthcare systems around the world and its remarkable growth over the past 17 years. This edition, enriched with new research, practical tools, evolved thinking, and the authors’ stunning ability to keep things simple, is a tour de force of how to make evidence-based work clinically relevant. I am thrilled to see this comprehensive guide continue to advance the field. It’s THE essential resource for clinicians, leaders, and anyone who is passionate about transforming primary care through behavioral health integration.

Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno

Expect this book to be dog-eared and covered with notes. This is not a pristine book to sit on your shelf. This is your go-to guide for integrating behavioral health services into primary care. From the basics to the complex nuances of implementation and scaling integration — this is your resource. Whether you are just starting to integrate behavioral health into your practice, or have a seasoned integrated system, this book is for you.

Parinda Khatri, PhD, Chief Health Officer, Cherokee Health Systems