Specialty and general ambulatory mental health services. Comparison of utilization and expenditures.
Specialty and general ambulatory mental health services. Comparison of utilization and expenditures.
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专业和一般门诊心理健康服务。
DOI：
10.1001/archpsyc.1985.01790290047005
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发表时间：
1985
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通讯作者：
C. Horgan
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作者：
C. Horgan
大量的流动精神卫生服务是在专业精神卫生部门之外获得的;然而，缺乏精确的估计。为了确定全国估计的利用率和总门诊精神卫生服务的支出，以及专业精神卫生和一般医疗部门的单独估计，使用模式进行了检查的标准人口特征。1977年，近5%的美国人口至少因精神问题接受过一次门诊就诊。五分之三的用户在普通医疗部门接受护理;然而，三分之二的心理健康就诊发生在专业心理健康部门。这项研究表明，这两个部门在利用率和支出模式方面有很大差异。
A substantial amount of ambulatory mental health services are received outside of the specialty mental health sector; however, precise estimates are lacking. To determine national estimates of utilization and expenditures for total ambulatory mental health services, as well as separate estimates for the specialty mental health and general medical sectors, patterns of use were examined by standard demographic characteristics. Almost 5% of the US population in 1977 had at least one ambulatory visit in conjunction with a mental problem. Three fifths of users received their care in the general medical sector; however, two thirds of all mental health visits occurred in the specialty mental health sector. This study indicates that there are significant differences between the two sectors with respect to utilization and expenditure patterns.