United States Mental Health Policy in the 1990s
An Era of Cost-Effectiveness, Research and Consumerism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark S Salzer (0000-0002-2108-1618, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-84 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557399782019552 |
| OpenAlex | W2056520656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
English This article reviews three forces that currently influence US mental health policy: cost-effectiveness, mental health services research and consumerism. Rising mental health care costs, managed care cost-containment strategies, and concerns about the quality of services all influence the emphasis on cost-effectiveness by mental health service policy makers. The emphasis on cost-effectiveness co-occurs within the larger zeitgeist of data-driven policy making. Appropriations for mental health services research are a major funding priority. Finally, the concerns and perspectives of mental health consumers are more frequently voiced and heard, and are influencing service delivery concepts and how services are evaluated
Business · Consumerism · Cost-shifting · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Zeitgeist · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Health Policy · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |