Unique Characteristics of High-Cost Users of Medical Care With Comorbid Mental Illness or Addiction in a Population-Based Cohort
To understand whether high-cost users of medical care with and without comorbid mental illness or addiction differ in terms of their sociodemographic and health characteristics. Unique characteristics would warrant different considerations for interventions and service design aimed at reducing unnecessary health care utilization and associated costs.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennifer M. Hensel, Valerie H. Taylor, Kinwah Fung, Claire de Oliveira, Simone N. Vigod Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research