General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 387-395 , September 2006

Clinical differences among patients treated for mental health problems in general medical and specialty mental health settings in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

  • Lisa A. Uebelacker, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 401 455 6381; fax: +1 401 455 6235.
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  • Philip S. Wang, M.D., Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, ‌Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • Patricia Berglund, M.B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA
    • ,
  • Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, ‌Boston, MA 02115, USA

Received 13 February 2006 ,Accepted 1 May 2006.

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☆ The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and should not be construed as representing the views of any of the sponsoring organizations/agencies or of the US government. A complete list of National Comorbidity Survey publications and the full text of all National Comorbidity Survey Replication instruments can be found at http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs. Please send correspondence to ncs@hcp.med.harvard.edu.

PII: S0163-8343(06)00086-7

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.05.001

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 387-395 , September 2006

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