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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-11-2006 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Does Systems Integration Affect Continuity of Mental Health Care?

Authors: Janet Durbin, Paula Goering, David L. Streiner, George Pink

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 6/2006

Abstract

Continuity of care is a concern for mental health clients in the post deinstitutionalization era of community care. A proposed solution is systems integration. This paper reviewed research on systems integration, focusing on continuity of care outcomes. A positive association between systems integration and client continuity of care was consistently demonstrated. Better results were obtained in systems characterized by stronger management arrangements, fewer service sectors, and system wide implementation of intensive case management and centralized access to services. Future research should evaluate a wider range of systems integrating mechanisms, using client-based measures that more directly represent continuity of care experiences.

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Title: Does Systems Integration Affect Continuity of Mental Health Care?
Authors: Janet Durbin
Paula Goering
David L. Streiner
George Pink
Publication date: 01-11-2006
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 6/2006
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-006-0087-6

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