Evaluating Managed Mental Health Services

Download or read book Evaluating Managed Mental Health Services written by Leonard Bickman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a five-year evaluation of an $80 million U.S. Army demonstration program, this first-of-its kind study explores the cost effectiveness of a managed care model of service delivery for children and adolescents with mental health and substance addiction problems. Contributions report on the quality, cost, and clinical outcome and raise critical questions about the effectiveness of mental health services and their delivery in community settings. Chapters describe new approaches to measurement and provide analyses assisting future research on managed care.