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Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Qlinic: Adapting the Student-Run Clinic Model to Expand Mental Health Services and Medical Education

verfasst von: Constance Zhou, Kate Fruitman, Sarah Szwed, Matthew Wickersham, Jessica Spellun, Jess Zonana

Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal | Ausgabe 7/2022

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The Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Qlinic (Wellness Qlinic) is a student-run mental health clinic serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ +) community in New York City. Student-run clinics have successfully provided primary care to underserved communities experiencing barriers to accessing health care. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management have also been implemented in several student-run clinics, but providing sustainable psychotherapy services has been a challenge. In this paper, we present a student-run mental health program incorporating interdisciplinary trainees to provide robust short-term psychiatric treatment, including individual psychotherapy, medication management, and group therapy. Results of a chart-review study to evaluate patient engagement and treatment outcomes are presented. The Wellness Qlinic’s treatment model resulted in 90% patient retention and positive clinical outcomes for patients while addressing an education and training gap in LGBTQ + mental health for multidisciplinary mental health care providers.

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Titel: Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Qlinic: Adapting the Student-Run Clinic Model to Expand Mental Health Services and Medical Education
verfasst von: Constance Zhou
Kate Fruitman
Sarah Szwed
Matthew Wickersham
Jessica Spellun
Jess Zonana
Publikationsdatum: 27.01.2022
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal / Ausgabe 7/2022
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-00943-9

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