Examining the research base for child mental health services and policy.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
This article reviews the existing research base for child mental health services and policy. It emphasizes the importance of research that looks at the overall community-based system of care as the unit of analysis, and stresses the need to maintain a systems perspective, even when research is focused on components of the overall system. The review concludes that there is a need for a considerable increase in child mental health services research but also indicates that there has been a recent increase in research that has the potential of building a base to change policy. In particular, a need is identified for well-controlled studies that assess both clinical and cost outcomes and for studies that examine the mega issues of the organization and financing of systems of care.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Burns, BJ; Friedman, RM
Published Date
- 1990
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 17 / 1
Start / End Page
- 87 - 98
PubMed ID
- 10106572
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0092-8623
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/BF02518583
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States