Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions

by National Research Council

Each year, more than 33 million Americans receive health care for mental or substance-use conditions, or both. Together, mental and substance-use illnesses are the leading cause of death and disability for women, the highest for men ages 15-44, and the second highest for all men. Effective treatments exist, but services are frequently fragmented and, as with general health care, there are barriers that prevent many from receiving these treatments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309100445
• ISBN13: 9780309100441
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"