TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of individual, marital, and family therapy on high utilizers of health care
AU - Law, David D.
AU - Russell Crane, D.
AU - Berge, Jerica M.
PY - 2003/7
Y1 - 2003/7
N2 - Research has shown that people reduce their use of health care after individual, marital, and family therapy, which is known as the "offset effect." However, little research has been done to learn if high utilizers of health care reduce health care usage after therapy. Medical records of research participants (n = 65) from a health maintenance organization (HMO) were randomly selected and examined for 6 months before, during, and after therapy. Persons who received individual, marital, or family therapy all reduced their health care use after therapy, with the largest reductions coming from of conjoint therapy.
AB - Research has shown that people reduce their use of health care after individual, marital, and family therapy, which is known as the "offset effect." However, little research has been done to learn if high utilizers of health care reduce health care usage after therapy. Medical records of research participants (n = 65) from a health maintenance organization (HMO) were randomly selected and examined for 6 months before, during, and after therapy. Persons who received individual, marital, or family therapy all reduced their health care use after therapy, with the largest reductions coming from of conjoint therapy.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2003.tb01212.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2003.tb01212.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12870409
AN - SCOPUS:0344629803
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 29
SP - 353
EP - 363
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
IS - 3
ER -