Frequently Asked Questions
Behavioral health is an umbrella term that often covers mental health. Behavioral health considers how behaviors influence physical and mental health. For example, a behavioral health specialist might look at behaviors that caused someone’s obesity. This is an instance of behavioral health solely relating to physical health. Behavioral health doesn’t always denote mental health; however, people with mental health issues can benefit from behavioral health principles and changes in thinking patterns that help people better cope with their conditions.
Mental health often refers to the functioning of the brain, while emotional health may refer to the stability of emotions. For example, sleep can promote a good mood and mental health, but if you’re too stressed or angry to sleep, then you may need tools to promote emotional health.
Behavioral and mental health can affect a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior, and can cause such conditions as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Such conditions may be occasional or long-lasting (chronic) and affect someone’s ability to relate to others and function each day.
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, poor mental health and mental illness are not the same things. A person can experience poor mental health and not be diagnosed with a mental illness. Likewise, a person diagnosed with a mental illness can experience periods of physical, mental, and social well-being.
Mental health often refers to the functioning of the brain, while emotional health may refer to the stability of emotions. For example, sleep can promote a good mood and mental health, but if you’re too stressed or angry to sleep, then you may need tools to promote emotional health.
Behavioral and mental health can affect a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior, and can cause such conditions as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Such conditions may be occasional or long-lasting (chronic) and affect someone’s ability to relate to others and function each day.
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, poor mental health and mental illness are not the same things. A person can experience poor mental health and not be diagnosed with a mental illness. Likewise, a person diagnosed with a mental illness can experience periods of physical, mental, and social well-being.
Mental and physical health are equally important components of overall health. Mental illness, especially depression, increases the risk for many types of physical health problems, particularly long-lasting conditions like stroke, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Similarly, the presence of chronic conditions can increase the risk for mental illness.
Yes; it’s important to remember that a person’s mental health can change over time, depending on many factors. When the demands placed on a person exceed their resources and coping abilities, their mental health could be affected. For example, if someone is working long hours, caring for an ill relative, or experiencing economic hardship, they may experience poor mental health.
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RTC: The residential treatment center is designed for teenagers and adults in acute distress who need a complete reset and an immediate change in their environment—those whose lives have become unmanageable because of their mental health, addiction, or behavioral issues.
IOP: The typical intensive outpatient program offers group therapy and generally facilitates 6–30 hours a week of programming for addiction treatment. IOP allows the individual to participate in their daily affairs, such as work, and then participate in treatment at an appropriate facility in the morning or at the end of the day.
PHP: Partial hospitalization program, a type of addiction treatment program, is more intensive than IOP but less than full inpatient or residential rehab. Compared to IOP, PHP requires more visits and sessions per week. This commitment is comparable to that of a residential recovery program. The primary difference is that in PHP the patient does not reside onsite at the facility during their treatment. They have the ability to choose their own housing accommodations.
Preauthorization is required to begin and continue services at RTC and IOP providers. Please review the services offered by the provider and authorized for behavioral health plan coverage. Some programs may offer services that are not covered by your medical plan.
IOP: The typical intensive outpatient program offers group therapy and generally facilitates 6–30 hours a week of programming for addiction treatment. IOP allows the individual to participate in their daily affairs, such as work, and then participate in treatment at an appropriate facility in the morning or at the end of the day.
PHP: Partial hospitalization program, a type of addiction treatment program, is more intensive than IOP but less than full inpatient or residential rehab. Compared to IOP, PHP requires more visits and sessions per week. This commitment is comparable to that of a residential recovery program. The primary difference is that in PHP the patient does not reside onsite at the facility during their treatment. They have the ability to choose their own housing accommodations.
Preauthorization is required to begin and continue services at RTC and IOP providers. Please review the services offered by the provider and authorized for behavioral health plan coverage. Some programs may offer services that are not covered by your medical plan.
Member: The member must work with their provider to initiate an authorization when reasonably possible.
Provider: The provider completes the Provider Authorization Request at www.dmba.com and submits appropriate clinical information, which will be reviewed by DMBA’s Medical Utilization team.
Please review the services offered by the provider and authorized for behavioral health plan coverage. Some programs may offer services that are not covered by your medical plan.
Provider: The provider completes the Provider Authorization Request at www.dmba.com and submits appropriate clinical information, which will be reviewed by DMBA’s Medical Utilization team.
Please review the services offered by the provider and authorized for behavioral health plan coverage. Some programs may offer services that are not covered by your medical plan.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): 844-280-9629
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988
Utah Crisis Line: 801-587-3000
Trevor Project Hotline (for LGBTQ teens): 866-488-7386 or thetrevorproject.org
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988
Utah Crisis Line: 801-587-3000
Trevor Project Hotline (for LGBTQ teens): 866-488-7386 or thetrevorproject.org