Managed behavioral health care: Current status, recent trends, and the role of psychology

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-66

  Bobbitt, Bruce L ^a,c   Marques, Clarissa C ^b   Trout, Deborah L ^a  

^a United Behavioral Health   (United States)

^b Green Spring Health Services Inc   (United States)

^c UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Industry and clinical trends in managed behavioral health care; Managed behavioral health care; Managed health care; Psychology; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003002287     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.1998.tb00135.x     Document Type: Article

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