The crisis in mental health care: A preliminary study of access to psychiatric care in Boston

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-219

  Boyd, J Wesley ^a,b   Linsenmeyer, Andrew ^c   Woolhandler, Steffie ^d   Himmelstein, David U ^d   Nardin, Rachel ^a  

^a Cambridge Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 79960733516     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.03.053     Document Type: Letter

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