Health care costs of seriously mentally ill patients enrolled in enhanced treatment

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-340

  Hegedus, Andrea M ^a,c   Copeland, Laurel A ^b   Barry, Kristen L ^d   Blow, Frederic C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Vet Administration Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 0038638443     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.72.3.331     Document Type: Article

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