An umbrella term that includes mental health, psychiatric, marriage and family counseling, addictions treatment. Many states have parity laws that attempt to require that behavioral health insurance coverage be provided on par to physical health coverages.
Health care services provided for the prevention or treatment of mental health or substance abuse disorders.
Term used to refer to both mental health and/or chemical dependency issues
A broad term that refers to various areas of mental health care such as substance abuse, child development, crisis intervention, anger management, counseling, and psychiatry.
Mental health or alcohol and other drug illness or diseases
Refers to mental health and/or substance abuse services which, under managed care in Pennsylvania, are separated from physical health services.
Includes mental health, psychiatric, marriage and family counseling, addictions treatment, and substance abuse. Services can be provided by a wide variety of providers, including social workers, counselors, psychiatrist, psychologists, neurologists and family practice physicians.
Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or behavioral healthcare. The term is often simply abbreviated BH and is quite commonly used.
