Common Patterns of Service Use in Children's Mental Health.

Lambert, E. Warren; Brannan, Ana Maria; Breda, Carolyn; Heflinger, Craig Anne; Bickman, Leonard

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ERIC Number: EJ572832

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Publication Date: 1998

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Common Patterns of Service Use in Children's Mental Health.

Lambert, E. Warren; Brannan, Ana Maria; Breda, Carolyn; Heflinger, Craig Anne; Bickman, Leonard

Evaluation and Program Planning, v21 n1 p47-57 Feb 1998

This study demonstrates the usefulness of cluster analytic patterns of care in a sample of 979 children receiving federal mental health services. Six patterns were identified. These service-utilization clusters provide a useful and easily understood way to summarize children's quantity of use of various mental health services. (SLD)

Descriptors: Children, Cluster Analysis, Federal Aid, Mental Health Programs, Psychiatric Services, Psychological Services, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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