Kimberley Geissler
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Policy | School of Public Health and Health Sciences
2019-20 Scholars Project Title: Provider Specialization in the Treatment of Mental Illness
One in five adults in the US experience a mental illness, with nearly 1 in 25 having a serious mental illness. Individuals with mental illness struggle to obtain adequate health care for their mental health and physical health needs, and the quality of the care they receive is often inadequate. This research addresses one aspect of mental health services delivery – provider specialization – that may be an important component of mental health care quality. Better understanding how to optimize the match between patients and providers and improve mental health care quality is an important contribution to the care of individuals with mental illness.