The mental health care reform debate: a content analysis of position papers

Traditional and ethnographic content analyses of 23 position papers on mental health care reform issued during 1993 yield a comprehensive overview of the specific subjects and broad policy issues that were of concern at that time. Five concrete aspects of mental health service delivery systems and e...

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Published in:Journal of mental health administration 1996, Vol.23 (2), p.217-225
Main Authors: Pandiani, J A, Murtaugh, M, Pierce, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Bibliometrics
Comparative analysis
Content analysis
Debates
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Ethnography
Government
Health administration
Health care policy
Health Care Reform - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Policy
Health services
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental health services
Mental Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Proposals
Public policy
Publishing - statistics & numerical data
Reading
Reforms
Software
Studies
United States
USA
Vermont
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Summary:Traditional and ethnographic content analyses of 23 position papers on mental health care reform issued during 1993 yield a comprehensive overview of the specific subjects and broad policy issues that were of concern at that time. Five concrete aspects of mental health service delivery systems and eight policy issues were identified as most important in position papers by service provider organizations and advocacy groups. These analyses identified overall similarities in the content of the position papers, although interesting differences among organizations emerged. The analyses also identified a measure of the quality of policy discussions that is derived from comparing the frequency of concrete references to aspects of mental health care with references to broader policy issues.
ISSN:0092-8623
1094-3412
1556-3308
DOI:10.1007/BF02519112