Patterns of Ambulatory Mental Health Care in Navy Clinics

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe ambulatory mental health care in Navy clinics. We examined outpatient mental health visits in terms of absolute numbers, focusing on patient characteristics, clinic characteristics, and visit characteristics. We use absolute numbers instead of rates because Navy Medicine does not know definitively for how many beneficiaries it is responsible for providing care. This research provides the membership of Navy Medicine's Mental Health Executive Board with a picture of recent military beneficiary use of mental health services at Navy clinics. This analysis is for use by the Mental Health Executive Board to inform its decisions regarding the Navy's provision of mental and behavioral health services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401074

Entities

People

  • Michelle Dolfini-reed

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Depression
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health Services
  • Military Medicine
  • Mood Disorders
  • Patient Care
  • Psychiatry
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design