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Overview of Behavioral Health Administration (22-06)

Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance
Human Services
Published
11/03/2022

The health care system frequently distinguishes between physical and behavioral health.  Physical health refers to the condition of the body. Behavioral health refers to the condition of cognitive processing systems.  Behavioral health services include, among others: individual and group therapy; psychiatric care; assertive community treatment; substance use disorder services; and prevention and early intervention activities.

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