Preventive Interventions Under Managed Care: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

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Year: 2000
Pages: 87
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 075671107X

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Sharon Dorfman (au). A review of the literature on preventive interventions to promote mental health, & on the use of tobacco, alcohol & the misuse of licit & illicit drugs. 54 articles from 1964 to 1999 that demonstrate positive outcomes from preventive substance abuse & mental health interventions are summarized here. The following six preventive services are recommended for consideration by managed care org.: prenatal & infancy home visits; targeted cessation educ. & counseling for smokers, especially those who are pregnant; targeted short-term mental health therapy; self-care educ. for adults; pre-surgical educational intervention with adults; & brief counseling & advice to reduce alcohol use.

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