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Changing Profiles of Service Sectors Used for Mental Health Care in the United States

Posted on December 16, 2008 14:56

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Topics: Access/Barriers | Integrated Health | Mental Health | Providers | Treatment

This article determines that responsibility for mental health care is shifting towards general medical providers and away from mental health specialists.  The authors consider the implications of this shift on mental health care access. 

Wang, et. al. (2006). Changing profiles of service sectors used for mental health care in the United States. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163(7): 1187-98. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.7.1187.  http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/7/1187exit disclaimer small icon

Authors: Philip S. Wang, Olga Demler, Mark Olfson, Harold A. Pincus, Kenneth B. Wells, Ronald C. Kessler


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