Expanded mental health benefits and outpatient depression treatment intensity

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-372

  Lo Sasso, Anthony T ^a   Lindrooth, Richard C ^b   Lurie, Ithai Z ^c   Lyons, John S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity of demand; Employer sponsored mental health benefits; Outpatient therapy; Stigma; Treatment episode

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST SHARING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OFFICE VISITS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645963172     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000204083.55544.f8     Document Type: Article

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