Interorganizational Influences on Mental Health Diagnoses

1987 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Holman ◽  
Richard J. Caston
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Diagnostic Process ◽  
Community Mental Health Centers ◽  
Value Conflicts ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
Mental Health Diagnoses ◽  
Mental Health Centers

In this study, it is hypothesized that mental health diagnoses are influenced by power relations and value conflicts between community mental health centers and the organizations in their catchment areas. A case study of a community mental health center in a large western city provides evidence to confirm this hypothesis. However, these macro-level influences on the diagnostic process are found to be reduced substantially when clients possess other personal status resources.

Psychotherapeutic Outcome for Children in a Community Mental Health Center: Psychological, Demographic, and Treatment Predictors

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 323-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Michelson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Community Mental Health Centers ◽  
Treatment Measures ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Outcome ◽  
Mental Health Centers ◽  
Treatment Predictors ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Outcomes

Premature terminations by clients and poor psychotherapeutic outcomes are problems for community mental health centers. Psychological, demographic, and treatment measures were collected on 121 children and their families to identify salient factors which could predict treatment outcomes. Utilizing discriminant functions, comparisons were made between premature vs planned terminations and good vs guarded prognoses. The resulting profiles were classified for accuracy of predicted group membership. Discussion concerned the application of findings and the methodology employed in the early identification of the potential dropouts or unresponsive clients.

Integrated Care Case Study: A Community Mental Health Center and a Federally Qualified Health Center

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Cato-Degroff ◽  
Brian Desantis ◽  
Fred Michel ◽  
Michael D. Welch ◽  
Kelly Phillips-Henry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Community Mental Health Center ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Federally Qualified Health Center
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