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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.13
   
                                  NEWS RELEASE
    

   
CORONA DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA . . . November 18, 1996:  Comprehensive Care
Corporation (the "Company") announced that it has commenced an exchange offer,
which is being made to the holders of up to 100% of the $9,538,000 outstanding
principal amount of its 7-1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due April
15, 2010 (the "Debentures").  Debenture holders will receive an Offering
Circular in connection with the Exchange Offer made by the Company and
scheduled to expire December 23, 1996.  The Company is offering therein to
exchange $580 in cash plus 24 shares of Common Stock for the surrender of each
$1,000 of outstanding principal amount of Debentures, including the waiver by
the Debenture holder of all interest accrued and unpaid on such principal
amount.  The Company will deposit with the Exchange Agent, $5.5 million in
cash, representing the maximum cash portion of the Exchange Offer, and 228,912
shares of Common Stock, representing the maximum stock portion of the Exchange
Offer for delivery upon consummation of the Exchange.  Debentures not tendered
and exchanged will receive full payment of overdue interest and default
interest if the Exchange is consummated.
    

   
The Company stated that the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer are more
fully described in the offering circular, copies of which may be obtained from
Kerri Ruppert, Secretary, upon request addressed to her c/o Comprehensive Care
Corporation, 1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 100, Corona del Mar, CA 92625 or by
telephone at 714/222-2273.
    

In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company announced that it has also
mailed proxy materials to its Debenture holders in connection with the related
solicitation of consents to, among other things, rescind the acceleration of
all principal and interest due on the Debentures.  Consents are solicited from
all Debenture holders to the Proposals therein by the Company's management.  In
addition to receiving the consents being solicited, the consummation of the
Exchange Offer is subject to the occurrence of various material conditions, and
the occurrence of these conditions cannot be assured.

The foregoing announcement is not a solicitation of any Debenture holder to
exchange any Debentures, and such Exchange Offer may only be made pursuant to
the offering circular of the Company being distributed to Debenture holders.

The Company will pay no commissions in connection with soliciting exchanges by
Debentureholders.  The Exchange Offer is being conducted only with the existing
Debentureholders and in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) under the Securities
Act of 1933, and applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, so
that the Company's issuance of up to the maximum of 228,912 shares of Common
Stock issuable by the Company to tendering Debentureholders in the Exchange
will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933.

COMPCARE(R) provides care and care coordination on a contractual or at-risk
(managed care) basis of chronic and catastrophic disease to HMOs, hospitals,
the government and corporations throughout the United States and its
protectorates through its Disease State ManagementSM products.

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