Does Insurance Matter? Implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Two Groups of Youth Engaged in Deliberate Self-harm

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 449-461

  James, Sigrid ^a,b   Freeman, Kim R ^b   Mayo, Danessa ^b   Riggs, Matt L ^c   Morgan, Joshua P ^b,d   Schaepper, Mary Ann ^b   Montgomery, Susanne B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d San Bernardino Department of Aging and Adult Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; DBT; Deliberate self harm; Implementation; Insurance type

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84934877962     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-014-0588-7     Document Type: Article

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