Title: The impact of managed care on the practice of psychotherapy : innovation, implementation, and controversy /
Authors: Alperin, Richard M.; Phillips, David G.,
Publisher: Brunner/Mazel,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Managed mental health care; Psychotherapy; Managed Care Programs
Abstract: What is new and different about psychotherapy practice under managed care? How does managed care affect treatment delivery? Why do many psychotherapists object to managed care? In this important new book, Drs. Alperin and Phillips have invited experts at the forefront of the mental health field, representing a wide variety of backgrounds, to answer these and many other questions regarding the impact of managed care on the practice of psychotherapy.
Contents: Preparing Ourselves as Behavioral Health Clinicians for the Twenty-First Century / Kelley L. Phillips -- The Mechanics of Developing a Successful Behavioral Group Practice for Managed Care : How to Survive in the Competitive Field of Mental Health Practice / Sidney H. Grossberg -- Case Management and Review Strategies / Susan Birne-Stone, Adrienne Cypres and Steven Winderbaum -- When to Consider a Psychopharmacologic Intervention -- Appendix. Glossary of Managed Care Terms / Kelly L. Phillips -- Focused Integrative Psychotherapy / Kenneth A. Frank -- Brief Group Psychotherapy and Managed Mental Health Care / Steven A. Rosenberg and Phyllis Wright -- Family Systems Therapy: Meeting the Challenge of Managed Care / Helen Altman -- Hypnotherapy and Managed Care / William Ballen and Kent Jarratt -- Legal and Ethical Issues in the Era of Managed Care / David G. Phillips -- Is Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy Compatible with Managed Care? / Richard M. Alperin -- The Impact of Managed Care on the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapeutic Process / Joyce Edward -- Restructuring Managed Mental Health Care / William G. Herron.