Child behavioral health service use and caregiver strain: Comparison of managed care and fee-for-service medicaid systems

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-211

  Brannan, Ana María ^a   Heflinger, Craig Anne ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver strain; Child behavioral health; Child service utilization; Family predictors; Managed care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 29544440547     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11020-005-7452-z     Document Type: Article

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