Individual versus family psychotherapy in managed care: Comparing the costs of treatment by the mental health professions

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-289

  Russell Crane, D ^a   Payne, Scott H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LICENSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LICENSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960179313     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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