Increasingly, a public health framework is needed to develop and advance mental health
systems both nationally and locally. This uniquely multidisciplinary work integrates …

This volume consists of papers presented at the Conference on the Future of Mental Health
Services Research held at Tampa, Florida, in February 1987. The conference was …

Contents:(I) Introduction;(II) Background: Mental Illness in the United States; History of
Mental Health Care Delivery in the United States; Advances in Mental Health Treatment;(III) …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …

Over the past twenty-five years, psychiatric services have shifted from hospital to community.
Managed care reinforces this trend. Mental illness is better understood and less stigmatized …

The dynamic nature of mental health practice today is reflected in this informative and
stimulating resource. The first section overviews societal and cost issues related to mental …

The historic passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010 offers
the potential to address long-standing deficits in quality and integration of services at the …

Covers: the emergence of managed behavioral health care; assess. of outcomes and
assess. of performance; key factors in managed care, including risk adjust., workforce …

Mental health policy has evolved haphazardly, reflecting fragmentation of authority,
competing ideologies, limitations of current knowledge and technologies, and changes in …

Provides summaries of statistical information on topics that will be of concern in health care.
Chapters on managed care include policy considerations, lessons learned from behavioral …