Outpatient psychotherapy in the United States, II: Patterns of utilization

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 1289-1294

  Olfson, Mark ^a   Pincus, Harold Alan ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028100364     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.9.1289     Document Type: Article

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