Reactions to managed care among psychologists and social workers.
Although the delivery system for mental health care is undergoing unprecedented changes with managed care, few empirical assessments of practitioners' responses exist. Directories of managed care providers were used to contact 139 providers of managed mental health care for an anonymous survey of experiences with case management and short-term therapy. The differential effects of managed care on the practices of doctoral-level psychologists, master's-level psychologists, and social workers were examined.
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Department of Psychology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA 19426-1000, USA. CCHAMBLISS@acad.ursinus.edu
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008875:Middle Aged; D011586:Psychology, Clinical; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012947:Social Work