title: Gatekeeping and authorization.
abstract: Managed care techniques first used in the private sector are increasingly being applied to control costs in the public sector. When the system places the burden of recognizing, diagnosing, and even treating mental illness on the primary care physician, however, a number of problems can result.
authors: Illinois Masonic Medical Center, USA.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Miles
authors: R R
authors: RR
authors: Goetz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002204:Capitation Fee; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States