title: Mental disorders in the primary care sector: a potential role for managed care.
abstract: This activity is designed for leaders and managers of managed care organizations and for primary care physicians involved in evaluating, treating, and caring for patients with mental disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To provide a better understanding of primary care patients' needs for mental health services and how managed care companies might best address these needs.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  1. Describe problems in detection of mental disorders 2. Discuss the specific ways in which treatments can be improved for mental disorders under managed care systems.
authors: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Saravay
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Cole
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States