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Use of mental health services by persons with a mental illness in nursing facilities
— initial impacts of OBRA87 |
| Author(s) | Dennis G Shea, Patricia A Russo, Michael A Smyer |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 12, no 4, November 2000 |
| Pages | pp 560-578 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Usage [services] ; Psychiatric treatment ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This US study involves a retrospective analysis of data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey of Medicare Part B claims for mental health care for 692 people in a nursing facility in 1992. Results showed that only 26% of nursing facility residents and 36% of residents with a mental illness had a mental health visit in 1992. Claims data collected after the passage of the Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) of 1987 (itself part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1997 - also known as OBRA) indicate continued low levels of mental health treatment in nursing homes. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001219220 A |
| Classmark | E: LHB:LF: QLD: LP: 3J: 7T |
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