title: The impact of managed care on children's outpatient treatment: a comparison study of treatment outcome before and after managed care.
abstract: This study examined treatment outcome pre- and post-managed care in 3 samples of patients (N = 885; ages 5 to 18 years) at an urban-based children's psychiatric outpatient clinic. Although the post-managed care groups were seen for fewer sessions than the pre-managed care group, there was no difference between the pre- and post-managed care groups in clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-7900, USA.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Armbruster
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sukhodolsky
authors.forename: Ravenna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michalsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010045:Outpatients; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome