The use of outpatient mental health services in the United States and Ontario: The impact of mental morbidity and perceived need for care

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1136-1143

  Katz, Steven J ^a,g   Kessler, Ronald C ^a   Frank, Richard G ^b   Leaf, Philip ^c   Elizabeth, Lin ^d,f   Edlund, Mark ^e  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Social Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030858793     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.7.1136     Document Type: Article

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