Cost assessment of a school-based mental health screening and treatment program in New York City

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-166

  Chatterji, Pinka ^a   Caffray, Christine M ^b   Crowe, Maura ^c   Freeman, Linda ^c   Jensen, Peter ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b Children's Medical Service of Hillsborough County   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Costs; Economic evaluation; Mental health; School based

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL WORKER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY AREAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 4344637609     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MHSR.0000036489.50470.cb     Document Type: Article

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