Developing a model psychiatric treatment program for patients with intellectual disability in a community mental health center.
The Special Needs Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland provides comprehensive treatment for patients with developmental or intellectual disability and psychiatric illness. This report describes the clinical characteristics and service utilization of patients attending this clinic. Factors that support quality mental health services that are both cost-effective and accessible are identified.
Hackerman
Florence
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Department of Psychiatry, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940, Eastern Avenue, D-2-East, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Schmidt
Chester W
CW
Dyson
Charles Donald
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Hovermale
Lisa
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Gallucci
Gerard
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003710:Demography; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development