Mental Health (Healthcare Economics)
Patients vs. The Bottom Line: HMOs and Mental Health
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 28th, 1996
A new analysis by Donald Sherbourne of the RAND Medical Outcomes Study, focusing upon women with depression, indicates that treatment currently is inadequate and that the move to managed care may be intensifying some aspects of this problem. This study was presented in a briefing note from the Commonwealth Fund (October 1996).
Depression limits daily living and well-being, and the ability to earn a living or care for one's family. In fact, it is more debilitating for patients in terms of functioning, time spent in...
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