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Author:   Richard G. Frank (Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics, Harvard Medical School) ,  Willard G. Manning
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780801845468

ISBN 10:   0801845467
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   27 December 1992
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Contributors Chapter 1. Research on Economics and Mental Health: The Past and Future Prospects Part I. The Supply of Mental Health Care Chapter 2. Mental Health Providers' Response to the Reimbursement System Chapter 3. A Modified TEFRA System for Psychiatric Facilities Chapter 4. Do Public Mental Health Hospitals Crowd Out Care for Indigent Psychiatric Patients in Nonprofit General Hospitals? Part II: The Economic Cost of Mental Illness Chapter 5. Estimates of the Loss of Individual Productivity from Alcohol and Drug Abuse and from Mental Illness Chapter 6. Measurement Error in Self-Evaluations of Mental Health: Implications for Labor Market Analysis Chapter 7. The Effects of Physical and Mental Health of Female Labor Supply Chapter 8. Linkages among Deviance in Adolescence, Antisocial Personality Part III. Insurance and the Demand for Mental Health Care Chapter 9. Econometric Issues in the Demand for Mental Health Care under Insurance Chapter 10. Private Health Insurance and the Use of Medical Care by Disabled Mentally Ill Medical Enrollees Chapter 11. Estimating the costs of a mental health benefit: A small-employer Mandate Part IV. Experimentation Chapter 12. Cost-Utility Analysis of Maintenance Treatment for Recurrent Depression: A Theoretical Framework and Numerical Illustration Chapter 13. The Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Mentally Ill Medicaid Enrolles: The Utilization of Services in Prepaid Plans Versus Fee-for Service Care Chapter 14. A Mental Health Capitation Experiment: Evaluating the Monroe-Livingston Experience Chapter 15. The short-run effects of a contracted provider arrangement for mental health care Index

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<p> The in-depth analysis of a comprehensive range of topics earns this text an important place in the academic literature for mental health economics. It also has practical applicability to current events. -- Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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Richard G. Frank is professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Willard G. Manning, Jr., is professor of health services research and policy at the School of Public Health, Univrsity of Minnesota.

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