Caring for children with mental disorders: Do state parity laws increase access to treatment?

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-66

  Barry, Colleen L ^a   Busch, Susan H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45949111175     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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