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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
One-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Consumer Case Management.
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Solomon, Phyllis; Draine, Jeffrey – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
The intensive case management service provided by a mental health consumer team of case managers was compared to services of nonconsumer case managers. Results from 91 clients with serious mental illness found significant differences in outcomes after a year only in the areas of patient satisfaction and contact with family. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Family Attitudes, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Supported Employment Model for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities.
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Rogers, E. Sally; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
A methodology was developed for conducting a benefit-cost analysis of an innovative supported employment intervention for the psychiatrically disabled. Results indicated that the program, which targeted 19 participants, approached cost efficiency of almost .90 of benefits to costs. The value of the methodology for program evaluation is discussed.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
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
The Generalizability of Brief Ratings of Psychosocial Functioning.
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Green, Rex S.; Jerrell, Jeanette M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The multivariate generalizability of the Role Functioning Scale (RFS), which serves as a replacement for the global ratings of the Social Adjustment Scale, was studied with 396 severely disturbed clients of a public mental-health bureau. Generalizability of single subscales was less than that of the combined subscales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Rehabilitation, Generalizability Theory, Interviews
Synthetic Estimation of the Distribution of Mentally Disabled Adults for Allocations to Ohio's Mental Health Board Areas.
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Jarjoura, David; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
A synthetic method of estimating relative annual prevalence of severely mentally disabled (SMD) adults across Ohio's mental health board areas was evaluated. Indirect evidence of accuracy for the method, which relies on local catchment area data and local census data, is provided by comparison with actual SMD adult counts in federal programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Census Figures, Demography, Equations (Mathematics)
Determining "Cases" of Mental Health-Related Dysfunction from Continuous Scales of Everyday Functioning.
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Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Ciarlo, James A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Three methods of designating everyday-dysfunction cases in the Colorado Social Health Survey are compared for a sample of 4,745 adults. The clinical judgment approach was chosen as the primary method of identification, with the statistical deviation criterion a backup. The patient criterion group approach was less useful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Case Records, Clinical Diagnosis
Utilizing Client Outcomes to Improve the Delivery of Mental Health Services: Coping with Organizational Realities, Concerns about Relevance, and the Believability of the Data.
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Green, Rex S., Ed.; Newman, Frederick L., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The six articles of this special section address the organizational context that shapes utilization of mental health services, the relevance of data elements and results to decision making, and assuring the validity of evaluation results. Theoretical and practical concerns are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping, Data Collection, Decision Making