RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Privatized managed care and forensic mental health services
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 123
OP 129
VO 26
IS 1
A1 IK Packer
YR 1998
UL http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/123.abstract
AB Managed care for mental health services, which began in the private, commercial sector, has spread over the past few years to the public mental health sector as well. Recently, states have begun considering whether to include the forensic population within their privatized managed care systems. This article explores some of the complexities and special challenges unique to forensic services and notes some of the problems that might be incurred if the forensic population were included in a managed care system.