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Author(s) -
Ritson E. B
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb02618.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , intervention (counseling) , investment (military) , simple (philosophy) , private sector , business , risk analysis (engineering) , health care , actuarial science , economics , medicine , computer science , psychiatry , political science , economic growth , law , epistemology , machine learning , philosophy , politics
. Dr Curson understandably casts doubt on the cost effectiveness of many popular private residential treatments for substance misuse disorders. This re‐appraisal of the role of the private sector could provide an opportunity for treatments investment in early detection and simple intervention strategies, which could be marketed widely throughout the health care system.