Contrasting models for combined medical and psychiatric inpatient treatment

• Published in: The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 142; no. 9; p. 1085
• Main Authors: Fogel, B S, Stoudemire, A, Houpt, J L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1985
• Subjects: Depressive Disorder - therapy; Diagnosis-Related Groups; Fees, Medical; Hospital Units - economics; Hospital Units - organization & administration; Hospitalization - economics; Humans; Internal Medicine; Length of Stay; Mental Disorders - therapy; Models, Theoretical; Psychiatric Department, Hospital - economics; Psychiatric Department, Hospital - organization & administration; Psychophysiologic Disorders - therapy; Psychotherapy - economics; Referral and Consultation; Reimbursement Mechanisms

The authors contrast the clinical, administrative, and reimbursement aspects of two units offering combined medical and psychiatric inpatient treatment, one under medical auspices (the medical/psychiatric model), the other under psychiatric auspices (the psychiatric/medical model). The typical patie...