Mental Health, United States, 1998

Download or read book Mental Health, United States, 1998 written by Ronald W. Manderscheid and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers: the emergence of managed behavioral health care; assess. of outcomes and assess. of performance; key factors in managed care, including risk adjust., workforce competencies, and rural serv.; population-based analyses for populations who are seriously mentally ill and severely emotionally disturbed and for costs incurred through Medicare, Medicaid, and private sector insur. plans. National stat. on mental health org's., mental health serv. in jails, the role of neighborhood factors in relation to prevalence of depressive disorders and the dist. of mental health providers, and the character. of the current mental health work force.