Methods Participants in the study were the 2,610 adults aged 18 years and older who were
served by community mental health center (CMHC) programs for adults with serious mental …

Community-based psychiatric services are essential to mental health. For decades,
researchers, advocates, and policy makers have presumed that expanding the supply of …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the cost-effectiveness of community-based mental health care.
DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Administrative data from Medicaid and the …

Objective A national overview of outpatient mental health care in nonhospital settings is
provided, focusing on the distribution of patients among psychiatrists, psychologists, general …

Background To examine risk factors for use of hospital services among racial and ethnic
minority clients in publicly funded substance abuse treatment in Los Angeles County …

This study examined relationships between state policy requirements governing outpatient
substance abuse treatment services and reported outpatient treatment program practices …

Importance With the future of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid program unclear, it is
critical to examine the geographic availability of specialty mental health treatment resources …

The presence of psychiatrists in community mental health centers has diminished in recent
years, especially in centers that are non-hospital-based and that are located in rural or …

Primary care and mental health services improve drug abuse treatment clients' health and
treatment outcomes. To examine the association between clients' access to these services …

Objective: This evaluation was designed to assess the impact of providing integrated
primary and mental health care on utilization and costs for outpatient medical, inpatient …