Mental Health and Managed Care

In this essay I continue the conversation going on today on the crisis in delivering mental-health care within the realities of managed care. A guiding perspective is represented briefly in material from the writings of Edmund Pellegrino. He recommends the norm of patient-centered relationships to d...

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Main Author: Hanford, Jack T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1998]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1998, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-166
Further subjects:B Fair Allocation
B Controversial Issue
B Mental Health
B Good Future
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Summary:In this essay I continue the conversation going on today on the crisis in delivering mental-health care within the realities of managed care. A guiding perspective is represented briefly in material from the writings of Edmund Pellegrino. He recommends the norm of patient-centered relationships to direct and govern managed care so cost can be controlled, but not by the sacrifice of quality of care. This emphasis must be balanced with a struggle for the greater social good and fair allocation of goods to all citizens. Definitions are offered along with a discussion of controversial issues and constructive suggestions to make possible a better future for the work of mental health in relation to managed care.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1022935016568