2002
Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy
Rosenthal M, Schlesinger M. Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy. Milbank Quarterly 2002, 80: 41-95. PMID: 11933793, PMCID: PMC2690101, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical consumerismSubsequent willingnessSerious mental illnessHealth care professionalsPolicy implicationsAdverse eventsWorse outcomesCare professionalsCare practicesMental illnessHealth plansHealth policyBlame allocationExperiences of peopleConsumer attitudesNeglected roleCareConsumer educationAllocationWillingnessIllnessPolicyPolicymakingConsumerism
2000
Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry
Schlesinger M, Wynia M, Cummins D. Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2000, 8: 216-230. PMID: 11118231, DOI: 10.3109/hrp.8.5.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPrimary care physiciansExperiences of psychiatristsUntreated mental illnessBehavioral health careGreater time commitmentCare physiciansExternal reviewPhysical illnessMental illnessMental disordersHealth plansReview protocolCareHealth careAmerican Medical AssociationMedical specialistsManaged CarePsychiatristsPatientsDifferential effectsIllnessPhysiciansMedical Association
1997
The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care.
Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Hoover C, Epstein S. The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care. Health Services Research 1997, 32: 561-90. PMID: 9402901, PMCID: PMC1070215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerMental health centersMental health careHealth centersHealth careMental illnessInpatient mental health careMental health care systemLocal treatment systemsCommunity mental health care systemHealth care systemHospital admissionMeasures of accessPsychiatric patientsHospitalUtilization reviewAspects of accessInpatient capacityCare systemPatient dumpingProfit hospitalsCarePatientsProprietary hospitalsIllness
1995
Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results.
Mechanic D, Schlesinger M, McAlpine D. Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results. Milbank Quarterly 1995, 73: 19-55. PMID: 7898406, DOI: 10.2307/3350312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
The Role of General Hospitals in the Privatization of Inpatient Treatment for Serious Mental Illness
Fisher W, Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Epstein S, Davidson H. The Role of General Hospitals in the Privatization of Inpatient Treatment for Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 1992, 43: 1114-1119. PMID: 1490712, DOI: 10.1176/ps.43.11.1114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessPrivate general hospitalsGeneral HospitalMental illnessGeneral hospital psychiatric unitHospital psychiatric unitPublic general hospitalsAcute treatmentInpatient treatmentPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric unitState HospitalHospitalIllnessPublic payersPayer mixSignificant differencesFacility studyTreatmentAppropriate settingPersonsPatientsFindingsDifferencesMedicaid