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A Global Problem: Mentally Ill Under Treated
September 08, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Mental Health News
The researchers also found a correlation between use of mental health services and the percentage of a nation's gross domestic product spent on health services.
But Wang and colleagues also found that resources are poorly allocated when they are used.
And while efforts to control mental health spending, such as utilization review and prior authorization, might reduce use, they do little to direct care to the neediest patients.
'We are good at reducing utilization. We're not so good at channeling it among the people with the greatest need,' Wang said.
Source: Reuters
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