Knocking at the wrong door: Insured workers' inadequate psychiatric care and workers' compensation claims

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 416-426

  Hamm, Robert M ^a   Reiss, David M ^b   Paul, Robindra K ^c   Bursztajn, Harold J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University Hospitals ^*

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Health insurance; Managed care; Mental health parity; Psychiatric evaluation; Psychiatric injury; Workers compensation; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 34848929071     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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