The role of integrated behavioral health in caring for patients with metabolic disorders

Ann Transl Med. 2018 Dec;6(24):478. doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.10.62.

Abstract

This review of integrated behavioral health (IBH) provides a background on IBH models, and the benefits of IBH in pediatric practice with an emphasis on how IBH specialists can collaborate with families and clinicians. An overview of intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric disorders focused on disorders of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) highlights issues in assessment and monitoring of these patients with implications for clinical practice and the role of IBH in caring for patients with IEM disorders.

Keywords: Integrated behavioral health (IBH); intellectual disability (ID); metabolic disorders.