The cost of assisted outpatient treatment: Can it save states money?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1423-1432

  Swanson, Jeffrey W ^a,b,c,d,e   Van Dorn, Richard A ^a,b,c,d,e   Swartz, Marvin S ^a,b,c,d,e   Robbins, Pamela Clark ^a,b,c,d,e   Steadman, Henry J ^a,b,c,d,e   McGuire, Thomas G ^a,b,c,d,e   Monahan, John ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Department of Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School ^*

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889592658     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12091152     Document Type: Article

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