Background Dramatic changes have occurred in mental health treatments during the past
decade. Data on recent treatment patterns are needed to estimate the unmet need for …

State hospitals were once the most prominent components of US public mental health
systems. But a major focus of mental health policy over the past fifty years has been to close …

Six-month utilization data are presented for the mental health unit of a comprehensive
neighborhood health center. Almost 5% of the 16,877 people in Charlestown, Mass., used …

Objective The study sought to determine whether inpatient readmission rates differed for
patients with substance use disorders who were treated in either hospital-based or …

Objective: This study compiled national county-level data and examined the geographic
distribution of providers in six mental health professions and the correlates of county-level …

OBJECTIVE: Cost and utilization patterns of substance abuse and mental health treatment
under private, employer-sponsored, managed behavioral health care plans were examined …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether implementation of primary care
mental health services is associated with differences in specialty mental health clinic use …

Methods Information on state psychiatric hospital admission and resident counts derives
from state-level data collected by the Survey, Analysis, and Finance Branch, Center for …

OBJECTIVES: This study compared the associations of individual mental health disorders,
self-rated mental health, disability, and perceived need for care with the use of outpatient …

Previous research has associated declines in health care resources such as hospitals and
trauma centers with communities' racial composition. However, little is known about changes …