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Psychological intervention and medical utilization in children and adolescents of low-income families.

Richard L. Graves, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1981 - 
- Vol. 12, Iss: 4, pp 426-433
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This article is published in Professional Psychology.The article was published on 1981-01-01. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Psychological intervention.

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The treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems in primary care: a systematic review

TL;DR: Some preliminary evidence that treatments by specialist staff working in primary care were effective, although the quality of included studies was variable and no data was available on the cost-effectiveness of interventions.
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Interventions for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care

TL;DR: There is potential for successful treatment of adolescent depression in primary care, in view of evidence that brief, psychosocial support, with or without medication, has been shown to improve a range of outcomes, including adolescent depression itself.
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The Influence of Marital and Family Therapy on Health Care Utilization in a Health Maintenance Organization

TL;DR: Results show an "offset effect" for marriage and family therapy, which significantly reduced the use of health care services after individual psychotherapy.
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On‐site mental health workers delivering psychological therapy and psychosocial interventions to patients in primary care: effects on the professional practice of primary care providers

TL;DR: There is some evidence that MHWs working in primary care to deliver psychological therapy and psychosocial interventions cause a significant reduction in PCP behaviours such as consultations, prescribing, and referrals to specialist care.
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The influence of individual, marital, and family therapy on high utilizers of health care.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that persons who received individual, marital, or family therapy all reduced their health care use after therapy, with the largest reductions coming from those participants who had some form of conjoint therapy.
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Impact of alcohol, drug abuse and mental health treatment on medical care utilization. A review of the research literature.

Jones Kr, +1 more
- 01 Dec 1979 - 
TL;DR: This monograph reviews and assesses twenty-five studies that examined the question of whether treatment for mental illness, alcohol abuse or drug abuse reduces subsequent medical care utilization and found that such a reduction did take place.
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Psychiatric Services and Medical Utilization in a Prepaid Health Plan Setting

TL;DR: The psychiatric practitioner's contention that emotionally disturbed patients do not seek organic treatment for their complaints following the intervention of psychotherapy have been investigated are investigated.
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