Social-Indicator Models for Indirectly Assessing Mental Health Service Needs: Epidemiologic and Statistical Properties.

Tweed, Dan L.; Ciarlo, James A.

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ERIC Number: EJ449446

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Social-Indicator Models for Indirectly Assessing Mental Health Service Needs: Epidemiologic and Statistical Properties.

Tweed, Dan L.; Ciarlo, James A.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v15 n2 p165-79 Apr-Jun 1992

Six existing statistical procedures (models) for indirectly assessing the prevalence of need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services across subareas of a state are described and critiqued in terms of epidemiological and statistical characteristics. Specific advantages and disadvantages are listed for each model. (SLD)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Drug Rehabilitation, Epidemiology, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods, Geographic Regions, Health Needs, Incidence, Mathematical Models, Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment, Psychiatric Services, Regression (Statistics), State Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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