Who is paying the price? Loss of health insurance coverage early in psychosis

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 878-881

  Dodds, Tyler J ^a   Phutane, Vivek H ^a,b   Stevens, Jamie ^a,b   Woods, Scott W ^a,b   Sernyak, Michael J ^a,b   Srihari, Vinod H ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961101811     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0878     Document Type: Article

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