Patterns of service use in two types of managed behavioral health care plans

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-89

  Merrick, Elizabeth L ^a   Hodgkin, Dominic ^a   Hiatt, Deirdre ^b   Horgan, Constance M ^a   Azzone, Vanessa ^c   McCann, Bernard ^a   Ritter, Grant ^a   Zolotusky, Galima ^a   McGuire, Thomas G ^c   Reif, Sharon ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Managed Health Network   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PLAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 74849127341     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.1.86     Document Type: Article

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