State service delivery systems have had limited success in meeting the needs of persons
with major mental illness and substance abuse problems. Systems issues that create …

This article discusses recent trends in public and private substance abuse services and
offers suggestions on how the evaluation of such services can inform clinical practice and …

This study compared psychiatric and substance abuse acute care programs, within both
inpatient and residential modalities of care, on organization and staffing, clinical …

There is increased interest in documenting the characteristics and treatment outcomes of
clinets served with Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Block Grant funds. The evolution …

The articles in this special section of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
(30: 1) present results from evaluations of publicly funded managed care initiatives for …

Abstract The Obama Administration plans to reinvigorate the US system of care for
substance use disorders through new health insurance parity regulations, the historic health …

Medicaid managed care initiatives pose special challenges to outpatient providers. During
the first two full years of the Massachusetts Mental Health/Substance Abuse initiative, an …

In the past, persons with serious mental illness and substance abuse often found
themselves in parallel systems of care that inadequately addressed their needs. Recent …

OBJECTIVE: The high rate of co-occurrence of substance abuse and mental disorders
renders the availability of psychiatric programs, or integrated service delivery, a vital quality …

The documented high incidence of mental health disorders among individuals in substance
abuse treatment argues for the importance of studying the provision of mental health …