Menikoff, Alan.

Psychiatric home care : clinical and economic dimensions / Alan Menikoff. - San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©1999. - 1 online resource (xxii, 164 pages). - Practical resources for the mental health professional . - Practical resources for the mental health professional. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A. Menikoff, An Overview and Economic History of Psychiatric Services. -- A. Menikoff, The New Players in Psychiatric Home Care. -- J. Kanter, Clinical Issues in Delivering Home-Based Psychiatric Services. -- A. Menikoff, The Goals and Principles of Psychiatric Home Care. -- W. Christ, Home Care's Interface with the Psychiatric Hospital System. -- L. Toth and A. Wasserstein, Ingredients of a Successful Collaboration between a Social Worker and Psychiatrist in an Extended Recovery Program. -- L.A. Keller and G.M. Arndt, Families in Crisis: A Model for the 1990s. -- G. Rudich and C. Daichman, From Hospital-at-Home to Community Living: The Family's Journey. -- E.G. Brenner and S. Koman, The Experiences of an Integrated Behavioral Health Organization. -- J. Wolf, Roles for Paraprofessionals in Psychiatric Home Care. -- Appendix A: Outlines of a Focused Assessment: Symptoms, Stressors, Supports. -- Appendix B: Designing and Maintaining a Behaviorally Anchored Treatment Plan. -- Appendix C: A Syllabus for Intensive Case Management Training. -- Index.

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In this economic-clinical review of home care services, the reader finds a brief economic history of psychiatric services in this country, several models of psychiatric care, an illustration of the burdens borne by families when such services are unavailable, and strategies for developing "managed care-friendly" services programs. This book addresses real-world issues of designing services models that meet the clinical needs of an underserved population while also appealing to the economic imperatives of managed care. Key Features * Economic models of home care in a managed care environment * Standard clinical goals of home care * Recommended guidelines for home care services * Clinical vignettes * Family burdens of home care * "New players" in psychiatric home care * Managed care-friendly payment models * Use of paraprofessionals in home care * Coordination of inpatient and home care services.


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Home-based mental health services.
Home-based mental health services--United States.
Mental Health Services--trends.
Home Care Services--economics.
Home Care Services--trends.
Mental Disorders--nursing.
Mental Health Services--economics.
Psychiatric Nursing--economics.
PSYCHOLOGY--Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY--Mental Illness.
MEDICAL--Mental Health.
Home-based mental health services.


United States.
United States.


Electronic books.

RC439.57 / .M46 1999eb

1999 F-944 WM 30 / M5426p 1999