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University of Illinois reports research in psychiatry

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, July 25th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "directed care programs give participants control over public funds to purchase services and supports for their own recovery."

"Data were examined for 106 individuals and showed that compared with the year before enrollment, in the year after enrollment, participants spent significantly less time in psychiatric inpatient and criminal justice settings and showed significantly better functioning. Of approximately $58,000 in direct expenditures by participants over 19 months of operation, 47% was spent on traditional psychiatric services, 13% on service substitutions for traditional care, 29% on tangible goods, 8% on...

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