Psychology, the stalwart profession, faces new challenges and opportunities

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 598-605

  Cummings, Nicholas A ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health   (United States)

^c Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Foundation   (United States)

^d CareIntegra   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Future reimbursement patterns; Healthcare economics; Integrated behavioral care; Managed care; Parity legislation; Psychological practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845682088     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.37.6.598     Document Type: Review

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