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C A Taube

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PubMed1978

The de facto US mental health services system: a public health perspective.

The President's Commission on Mental Health has highlighted a heretofore unmet need for the linkage of data on the prevalence of mental disorder with national data on the use of mental health services. This study analyzes available epidemiological data and recent mental health services research findings to estimate the percent of the population with a mental disorder and the proportion utilizing various types of specialty mental health and general medical treatment settings. Provisional estimates indicate that at least 15% of the US population is affected by mental disorders in one year. In 1975, only one fifth of these were served in the specialty mental health sector, with about three fifths identified in the general medical (primary care) sector.

Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities↗
PubMed1977

Problems in analyzing the comparative costs of private versus public psychiatric care.

The authors outline the difficulties in attempting to compare the costs of service in various mental health settings, especially private practice and community mental health centers. Contributing to the difficulties are the differences in the populations served, differences in treatment modalities employed, and the different economic incentives operating in each setting. The authors stress the need for research on cost effectiveness as the basis for valid comparisons of various care settings.

Community Mental Health Services↗
PubMed1976

A quarter century of psychiatric care, 1950-1974: a statistical review.

The authors describe the changing trends in psychiatric care over the last quarter century. Whereas in 1950 state and county mental hospitals were the principal site for psychiatric care, by 1974 community mental health centers and other types of mental health facilities had an important role in providing such care. There has been a marked shift from inpatient to outpatient care, and more individuals with diagnoses other than psychoses are being treated today.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Private psychiatry and accountability: a response to the APA task force report on private practice.

The authors note that the imminence of national health insurance makes it very important to determine the roles, efficiency, and effectiveness of both the private and the public sectors of mental health care. The difficulties in distinguishing public from private care are examined. The authors present estimated distributions of care by type of provider that differ from those of an APA task force report on private practice. They point out the need for objective research on the quality of care in both sectors and on the effectiveness of alternative mental health systems, suggesting that public choices should be made on the basis of correct interpretations of reliable data and accountability to those being served.

Cost-Benefit Analysis↗