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Correlates of using mental health services: implications of using alternative definitions.

Author(s) -

David Mechanic,

Ronald J. Angel,

Lorraine Davies

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.1.74

Subject(s) - mental health , comorbidity , expansive , specialty , psychiatry , depression (economics) , medline , medicine , health care , psychology , clinical psychology , gerontology , materials science , compressive strength , political science , law , economics , composite material , macroeconomics , economic growth

Studies using varying definitions of mental health visits result in widely divergent estimates. This analysis examines the stability of a predictive model using three varying definitions based on provider type, diagnosis, psychotherapy, and psychotropic medication use.

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