Health status and the use of outpatient mental health services.
American PsychologistPublished 1 January 1984
John E. Ware, Willard G. Manning, Kenneth B. Wells, Naihua Duan, Joseph P. Newhouse
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Using data from the RAND Corporation's Health Insurance Study, the authors have linked mental health status (self-reported psychological distress and psychological well-being) to the subsequent use outpatient mental health services delivered by formally trained mental health specialists and general medical providers.
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