The effect of cognitive impairment on mental healthcare costs for individuals with severe psychiatric illness

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-184

  MacKin, R Scott ^a   Delucchi, Kevin L ^a   Bennett, Robert W ^b   Areán, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Family Service Agency of San Francisco   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; community mental health; major depression; Mental healthcare costs; schizophrenia; severe psychiatric illness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATTIS DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 79551477891     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181e56cfa     Document Type: Article

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