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.
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Department of Criminal Justice, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 64093.
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