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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS EVALUATE MANAGED MENTAL HEALTH CARE: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY
Author(s) -
Christensen Lisa L.,
Miller Richard B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2001.tb00344.x
Subject(s) - abandonment (legal) , mental health , managed care , qualitative research , mental health care , psychology , family therapy , clinical practice , qualitative property , nursing , health care , medicine , psychotherapist , social science , machine learning , sociology , political science , computer science , law , economics , economic growth
This study examined the experiences of 26 marriage and family therapists working in managed mental health care. A qualitative strategy was used to explore therapists' perspectives regarding practice in a managed care environment. Using an open‐ended, semi‐structured, mailed questionnaire four themes emerged from the data. These are the adaptations of clinical practice, issues of treatment duration/abandonment, effects of managed care on the therapeutic relationship, and issues of diagnosis. Recommendations are drawn from the findings and discussed.