Medical utilization and treatment outcome in mid- and long-term outpatient psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-249

  Kraft, Susanne ^a   Puschner, Bernd ^b   Lambert, Michael J ^c   Kordy, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645839887     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300500485458     Document Type: Article

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