Economics redefining the practice of psychiatry.
Major economic forces are dramatically affecting the practice of psychiatry. In the light of these changes, the author suggests how psychiatrists can have an expanded role in the emerging outcome-driven world of health care.
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Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21285-6815.
D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011361:Professional Competence; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce