Quality of mental health services and method of payment: an empirical study.
Data from a sample of clinicians are examined to study the relationship of the lower socio-economic client and therapist.  Therapist practice variables are regressed on variables measuring client income and contrasting client's use of Medicaid with the use of private insurance or out-of-pocket funds.  It is found that therapist practice variables can predict a significant proportion of the variance of these criterion variables.  These relationships and their implications for the therapeutic needs of indigent clients with less severely impaired conditions are discussed.
Department of Criminal Justice, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 64093.
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D009329:Nebraska; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires