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The Evaluation of Case Management Services with the Chronically Mentally Ill.
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Modrcin, Matthew; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1988
A developmental-acquisition model of case management was compared to usual case management services provided for the chronically mentally ill, using a sample of 89 persons referred to a large midwestern mental health center for community support services. The developmental-acquisition model was seemingly successful and deserves further refinement…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developmental Programs, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
Equivalence Testing for Use in Psychosocial and Services Research: An Introduction with Examples.
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Stegner, Bruce L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
Presents an introduction to current equivalence methodology, a preferred alternative to usual power analyses when one wishes to determine if performances on given outcome measures for different samples are equivalent (could have come from the same population). Examples of the approach are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Mental Health Programs, Performance
Costs of Caring for Persons with Long-Term Mental Illness in Alternative Residential Settings.
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Galster, George C.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Costs for caring for severely mentally disabled persons receiving housing subsidies and/or case management services or who were in a state hospital were compared in two Ohio counties. Comparisons for 82 persons found differences among community-based group settings, but the state hospital costs at least 3 times higher. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Estimates, Financial Support, Hospitals
Empirical Validity of Indirect Mental Health Needs-Assessment Models in Colorado.
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Tweed, Dan L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Results of empirical validation studies of six statistical models available for indirectly estimating the need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services across a large geographic area are presented. Models were evaluated using Colorado Social Health Survey data for 4,745 adults from 48 subareas of Colorado. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Drug Rehabilitation
Special Feature: Epistemological Paradigms in Evaluation: Implications for Practice. Section 3: "Paradigm Complementarity" Case Studies.
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Kamis-Gould, Edna; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Three studies are presented, which illustrate situations in which researchers and funders agreed on the primacy of either the experimental or pragmatic paradigms but acknowledged a role for the other. The studies involved evaluations of mental health care, information systems, and a curriculum for behavioral and academic dysfunction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Children
Social-Indicator Models for Indirectly Assessing Mental Health Service Needs: Epidemiologic and Statistical Properties.
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Tweed, Dan L.; Ciarlo, James A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Six existing statistical procedures (models) for indirectly assessing the prevalence of need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services across subareas of a state are described and critiqued in terms of epidemiological and statistical characteristics. Specific advantages and disadvantages are listed for each model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Drug Rehabilitation, Epidemiology
Three Critical Views of Functioning: Comparisons of Assessments Made by Individuals with Mental Illness, Their Case Managers, and Family Members.
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Massey, Oliver T.; Wu, Liang – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Assessments of 41 mentally ill adults (consumers of mental health services) of their level of functioning were compared with assessments by family members and mental health services case managers. Moderate correlations are found among the perspectives, and the relevance of the three perspectives for community-based service provision is discussed.…
Descriptors: Ability, Administrators, Adults, Community Programs