Comprehensive medical and psychosocial services are essential to quality addiction
treatment, but their availability declined in the 1980s. To determine whether this downward …

This study analyzed racial differences in the use of public outpatient mental health services
in four regions of Washington State. Patients in this study were enrolled in the state's mental …

Objective: Redesigning the fragmented US mental health care system requires knowing how
service sectors share responsibility for individuals' mental health needs. Method: Twelve …

Objective: To describe the distribution and predictors of mental health service use for a
survey of Ontario household residents aged 15 to 64 years. Method: Service use was …

Background Although the 1990s saw enormous change in the mental health care system in
the United States, little is known about changes in the prevalence or rate of treatment of …

Diagnosing and treating depression in a primary care practice is an important, yet difficult
task, especially for safety-net practices serving the uninsured. In the United States …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the sociodemographic, need, risk, and insurance characteristics of
persons with severe mental illness and the importance of these characteristics for predicting …

The supply of psychiatrists in the United States is inadequate to address the unmet demand
for mental health care. Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) may fill the …

Objective: To examine 9-year rates of family physician (FP) and psychiatrist use, as well as
patterns of mental health services delivery by FPs. Method: We used population-based data …

Objective: To facilitate planning to improve care delivery in community health clinics, this
study provides an in-depth description of the social, cultural, and organizational factors that …