Treatment Retention Among Children Entering a New Episode of Mental Health Care
Harpaz-Rotem I, Leslie D, Rosenheck RA. Treatment Retention Among Children Entering a New Episode of Mental Health Care. Psychiatric Services 2004, 55: 1022-1028. PMID: 15345762, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildFemaleHospitalizationHumansInsurance, HealthInternational Classification of DiseasesLength of StayMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPatient CompliancePatient DropoutsPrimary Health CareSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsConceptsMental health servicesService usePsychiatric hospitalizationHealth servicesRecent psychiatric hospitalizationSeverity of illnessPrimary care physiciansMental health contactsMental health specialistsMental health careMental health professionalsCare physiciansHealth contactsOverall mean numberSix-month periodLower riskNew episodesTreatment retentionType of insuranceHealth specialistsHealth professionalsPrivate insuranceAverage durationTotal numberInsurance coverageChanges in Outpatient Psychiatric Diagnosis in Privately Insured Children and Adolescents from 1995 to 2000
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Changes in Outpatient Psychiatric Diagnosis in Privately Insured Children and Adolescents from 1995 to 2000. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2004, 34: 329-340. PMID: 15039605, DOI: 10.1023/b:chud.0000020683.08514.2d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmbulatory CareChildFemaleHumansInsurance, HealthInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMental DisordersPrivate SectorConceptsOutpatient mental health servicesProportion of childrenMental health servicesSubstance abuse disordersMental health problemsHealth insurance plansPrivate health insurance plansDepressive disorderAbuse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisDiagnostic prevalenceBipolar disorderHealth problemsHealth servicesInsurance plansDiagnostic patternsDisordersChildrenYear periodAdolescentsPrevalenceDiagnosisYears 1995Dramatic increase