Integrated employee assistance program/managed behavioral health plan utilization by persons with substance use disorders

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-306

  Merrick, Elizabeth S Levy ^a   Hodgkin, Dominic ^a   Hiatt, Deirdre ^b   Horgan, Constance M ^a   Greenfield, Shelly F ^c,d   McCann, Bernard ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MHN   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Employee assistance programs; Managed care; Substance use disorders; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DETOXIFICATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952455494     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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