Predisposing characteristics, enabling resources and need as predictors of utilization and clinical outcomes for veterans receiving mental health services

Medical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 288-295

  Fasoli, Dijon R ^a   Glickman, Mark E ^a,b   Eisen, Susan V ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health outcomes; Utilization; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; BOSTON; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VETERANS;

EID: 77950248166     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181cafbe3     Document Type: Article

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