UMass Medical School's Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR) is dedicated to research, evaluation, and education initiatives that advance public health policy and outcomes worldwide. This collection showcases the journal articles and other publications and presentations written by faculty and researchers in the Center for Health Policy and Research.

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Publications from 2010

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Practice parameters and financial factors impacting developmental-behavioral pediatrics, Robin Adair, Ellen C. Perrin, Carol Hubbard, and Judith A. Savageau

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Commentary: the art of forensic report writing, Kenneth L. Appelbaum

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Food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children, Linda G. Bandini, Sarah E. Anderson, Carol Curtin, Sharon Cermak, E. Whitney Evans, Renee Scampini, Melissa Maslin, and Aviva Must

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Vulnerability-based spatial sampling stratification for the National Children's Study, Worcester County, Massachusetts: capturing health-relevant environmental and sociodemographic variability, Timothy J. Downs, Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger, Onesky Aupont, Yangyang Wang, Ann Raj, Paula Zimmerman, Robert Goble, Octavia Taylor, Linda C. Churchill, Celeste A. Lemay, Thomas J. McLaughlin, and Marianne E. Felice

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Design Features for Employment-Supportive Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid Programs, Marsha Langer Ellison, Raymond E. Glazier, Elizabeth O'Connell, Giulia Norton, and Jay S. Himmelstein

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The influence of a sensitive period for auditory-visual integration in children with cochlear implants, Phillip M. Gilley, Anu Sharma, Teresa V. Mitchell, and Michael F. Dorman

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Determination of critical concentrations of second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs with clinical and microbiological relevance, K. M. Kam, Alexander Sloutsky, C. W. Yip, N. Bulled, Kwonjune J. Seung, M. Zignol, M. Espinal, and S. J. Kim

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Insights from the conduct of a device trial in older persons: low magnitude mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal health, Douglas P. Kiel, Marian T. Hannan, Bruce A. Barton, Mary L. Bouxsein, Thomas F. Lang, Kathleen M. Brown, Elizabeth Shane, Jay Magaziner, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Clinton T. Rubin

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Changing the landscape of autism research: the autism genetic resource exchange, Clara M. Lajonchere, AGRE Consortium, and Curtis K. Deutsch

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Lessons learned from a collaborative to improve care for patients with diabetes in 17 community health centers, Massachusetts, 2006, Celeste A. Lemay, Brianne M. Beagan, Warren J. Ferguson, and J. Lee Hargraves

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A qualitative study of the meaning of fatherhood among young urban fathers, Celeste A. Lemay, Suzanne B. Cashman, Dianne S. Elfenbein, and Marianne E. Felice

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The value of trauma center care, Ellen J. Mackenzie, Sharada G. Weir, Frederick P. Rivara, Gregory J. Jurkovich, Avery B. Nathens, Weiwei Wang, Daniel O. Scharfstein, and David S. Salkever

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Weight loss following a clinic-based weight loss program among adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms, Sherry L. Pagoto, Carol Curtin, Linda G. Bandini, Sarah E. Anderson, Kristin L. Schneider, Jamie S. Bodenlos, and Yunsheng Ma

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Community health workers: part of the solution, E. Lee Rosenthal, J. Nell Brownstein, Carl H. Rush, Gail R. Hirsch, Anne M. Willaert, Jacqueline R. Scott, Lisa R. Holderby, and Durrell J. Fox

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Detection of retinoic acid catabolism with reporter systems and by in situ hybridization for CYP26 enzymes, Yasuo Sakai and Ursula C. Drager

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TerraKids: An Interactive Web Site Where Kids Learn about Saving the Environment, Janet S. Twyman

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Effects of paediatric limb loss on healthcare utilisation, schooling and parental labour supply, Sharada G. Weir, Patti Ephraim, and Ellen J. Mackenzie

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Preliminary Exploration of the Effect of Background Color on the Speed and Accuracy of Search for an Aided Symbol Target by Typically Developing Preschoolers, Krista M. Wilkinson and Bridgett Coombs

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Accuracy of assisted reproductive technology information on the Massachusetts birth certificate, 1997-2000, Zi Zhang, Maurizio Macaluso, Bruce M. Cohen, Laura Schieve, Angela Nannini, Michael Chen, Victoria Wright, and Massachusetts Consortium for Assisted Reproductive Technology Epidemiologic Research (MCARTER)

Publications from 2009

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Twelve-Month Diagnosed Prevalence of Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and Medical Comorbidity in Massachusetts Medicare and Medicaid Members Aged 55 and Over, 2005, Robin E. Clark, Yat (Gary) Hung Leung, Wen-Chieh Lin, Faith C. Little, Elizabeth O'Connell, Darlene M. O'Connor, Jianying Zhang, Sandra Albright, and Mary Kay Browne

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Behavioral Health Service Use and Expenditures in Massachusetts Medicare and Medicaid Members Aged 55 and Over, 2005, Robin E. Clark, Yat (Gary) Hung Leung, Wen‐Chieh Lin, Elizabeth O'Connell, Jianying Zhang, Sandra Albright, and Mary Kay Browne

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Beyond health plans: behavioral health disorders and quality of diabetes and asthma care for Medicaid beneficiaries, Robin E. Clark, Sharada Weir, Rebecca A. Ouellette, Jianying Zhang, and Jeffrey D. Baxter

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Elders with Serious Mental Illness: Lost Opportunities and New Policy Options, Darlene M. O'Connor, Faith C. Little, and Richard H. McManus

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Comparative evaluation of two asthma care quality measures among Medicaid beneficiaries, Mihail D. Samnaliev, Jeffrey D. Baxter, and Robin E. Clark

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Racial/ethnic disparities in mental health treatment in six Medicaid programs, Mihail D. Samnaliev, Mark P. McGovern, and Robin E. Clark

Publications from 2008

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The quality of asthma care among adults with substance-related disorders and adults with mental illness, Jeffrey D. Baxter, Mihail D. Samnaliev, and Robin E. Clark

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Impact of substance disorders on medical expenditures for medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health disorders, Robin E. Clark, Mihail D. Samnaliev, and Mark P. McGovern

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Evaluation of the 40 Hours per Month Work Requirement for MassHealth’s CommonHealth Working Program, Marsha Langer Ellison, Leslie Olin, Lobat Hashemi, and Mihail D. Samnaliev

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Professionals and managers with severe mental illnesses: findings from a national survey, Marsha Langer Ellison, Zlatka Russinova, Asya Lyass, and E. Sally Rogers

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How Do Employment Outcomes of Medicaid Buy-In Participants Vary Based on Prior Medicaid Coverage? An Example from Massachusetts, Marsha Langer Ellison, Mihail D. Samnaliev, Alexis D. Henry, Jody Schimmel Beauchamp, Annette Shea, and Jay S. Himmelstein

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The relationship of personal assistance service utilization to other Medicaid payments among working-age adults with disabilities, Lobat Hashemi, Alexis D. Henry, Marsha Langer Ellison, Steven M. Banks, Raymond E. Glazier, and Jay S. Himmelstein

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The body mass index of teen mothers and their toddler children, Celeste A. Lemay, Dianne S. Elfenbein, Suzanne B. Cashman, and Marianne E. Felice

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Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, Carole D. Mitnick, Sonya S. Shin, Kwonjune J. Seung, Michael L. Rich, Sidney S. Atwood, Jennifer J. Furin, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Felix A. Alcantara Viru, Sasha C. Appleton, Jaime N. Bayona, Cesar S. Bonilla, Katiuska Chalco, Sharon Choi, Molly F. Franke, Hamish S.F. Fraser, Dalia Guerra, Rocio M. Hurtado, Darius Jazayeri, Keith Joseph, Karim Llaro, Lorena Mestanza, Joia S. Mukherjee, Maribel Munoz, Eda Palacios, Epifanio Sanchez, Alexander Sloutsky, and Mercedes C. Becerra

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Case selection for a Medicaid chronic care management program, Sharada Weir, Gideon Aweh, and Robin E. Clark

Publications from 2007

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Treatment for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in five state Medicaid programs, Robin E. Clark, Mihail D. Samnaliev, and Mark P. McGovern

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Mobility limitations negatively impact work outcomes among Medicaid enrollees with disabilities, Alexis D. Henry, Steven M. Banks, Robin E. Clark, and Jay S. Himmelstein

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Parental knowledge about antibiotic use: results of a cluster-randomized, multicommunity intervention, Susan S. Huang, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Ken P. Kleinman, Jamie B. Kotch, Nancy L. Schiff, Christopher J. Stille, Ron Steingard, and Jonathan A. Finkelstein

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Premium increases in state health insurance programs: lessons from a case study of the Massachusetts Medicaid buy-in program, Gina A. Livermore, Nanette Goodman, Fred H. Hooven, and Lobat Hashemi

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The National Study on Costs and Outcomes of Trauma, Ellen J. Mackenzie, Frederick P. Rivara, Gregory J. Jurkovich, Avery B. Nathens, Katherine P. Frey, Brian L. Egleston, David S. Salkever, Sharada G. Weir, and Daniel O. Scharfstein

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Assessing professionalism in the context of an objective structured clinical examination: an in-depth study of the rating process, Kathleen M. Mazor, Mary L. Zanetti, Eric J. Alper, David S. Hatem, Susan V. Barrett, Vanessa Meterko, Wendy L. Gammon, and Michele P. Pugnaire

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Co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders: a multistate feasibility study of the quadrant model, Mark P. McGovern, Robin E. Clark, and Mihail D. Samnaliev

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A qualitative study of programs for parents with serious mental illness and their children: building practice-based evidence, Joanne Nicholson, Beth R. Hinden, Kathleen Biebel, Alexis D. Henry, and Judith Katz-Leavy

Publications from 2006

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Clinical health information technologies and the role of medicaid, Shaun T. Alfreds, Michael A. Tutty, Judith A. Savageau, Scott Young, and Jay S. Himmelstein

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Fighting a system biased toward nursing home placement, Erin E. Barrett

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Education for all in clinical prevention and population health: an opportunity for family medicine educators, Suzanne B. Cashman and David R. Garr

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Estimated payments to employment service providers for persons with mental illness in the Ticket to Work program, Judith A. Cook, H. Stephen Leff, Crystal R. Blyler, Paul B. Gold, Richard W. Goldberg, Robin E. Clark, Steven J. Onken, Michael S. Shafer, Laura E. Blankertz, William R. McFarlane, Lisa A. Razzano, and Jane K. Burke-Miller

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Empowering and Demedicalized Case Management Practices: Perspectives of Mental Health Consumer Leaders and Professionals, Marsha Langer Ellison and Erin C. Dunn

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Changes in the use of postacute care during the initial Medicare payment reforms, Wen-Chieh Lin, Robert L. Kane, David R. Mehr, Richard W. Madsen, and Gregory F. Petroski

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Developing a Set of Indicators to Assess End-of-Life Care in Massachusetts Nursing Homes: Final Report, Sarah M. McGee, Darlene M. O'Connor, and Richard Beaman

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RPRS Manual: Recovery Promoting Relationships Scale, Zlatka Russinova, E. Sally Rogers, and Marsha Langer Ellison

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Services provided by family physicians for patients with occupational injuries and illnesses, Jong U.K. Won and Allard E. Dembe

Publications from 2005

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Psychosocial treatment in the 21st century, Robin E. Clark and Mihail D. Samnaliev

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Overview of publicly funded managed behavioral health care., Mardia A. Coleman, William Schnapp, Debra Hurwitz, Sabine Hedberg, Linda M. Cabral, Aniko Laszlo, and Jay S. Himmelstein

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People with schizophrenia employed as professionals and managers: initial evidence and exploration, Marsha Langer Ellison, Zlatka Russinova, Joseph Massaro, and Asya Lyass

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Money, innovation, and access: the mental health system in motion, Nancy Wolff and Robin E. Clark

Publications from 2004

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Benzodiazepine prescription practices and substance abuse in persons with severe mental illness, Robin E. Clark, Haiyi Xie, and Mary F. Brunette

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The Hartford study of supported employment for persons with severe mental illness, Kim T. Mueser, Robin E. Clark, Michael Haines, Robert E. Drake, Gregory J. McHugo, Gary R. Bond, Susan M. Essock, Deborah R. Becker, Rosemarie Wolfe, and Karin Swain

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Cost-effectiveness of strategies that are intended to prevent kernicterus in newborn infants, Gautham K. Suresh and Robin E. Clark

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A method for analyzing longitudinal outcomes with many zeros, Haiyi Xie, Gregory J. McHugo, Anjana Sengupta, Robin E. Clark, and Robert E. Drake

Publications from 2003

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Medicare and medicaid costs for schizophrenia patients by age cohort compared with costs for depression, dementia, and medically ill patients, Stephen J. Bartels, Robin E. Clark, William J. Peacock, Aricca R. Dums, and Sarah I. Pratt

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Progress in research on dual disorders, Robin E. Clark and Kim T. Mueser

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The Medical Home Index: development and validation of a new practice-level measure of implementation of the Medical Home model, W. Carl Cooley, Jeanne W. McAllister, Kathleen Sherrieb, and Robin E. Clark

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Patterns and correlates of workplace disclosure among professionals and managers with psychiatric conditions, Marsha Langer Ellison, Zlatka Russinova, Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson, and Asya Lyass

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A Study of the Social Security Work Incentives and Their Relation to Perceived Barriers to Work Among Persons With Psychiatric Disability, Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson, E. Sally Rogers, Marsha Langer Ellison, and Asya Lyass

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Prescribing patterns for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, Thomas A. Mellman, Robin E. Clark, and William J. Peacock

Publications from 2002

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Labor market conditions and employment of the mentally ill, Ralph Catalano, Robert E. Drake, Deborah R. Becker, and Robin E. Clark

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Substitution between Formal and Informal Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, Robin E. Clark

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The economic benefits of supported employment for persons with mental illness, Robin E. Clark

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Recent trends in antipsychotic combination therapy of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: implications for state mental health policy, Robin E. Clark, Stephen J. Bartels, Thomas A. Mellman, and William J. Peacock

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Cost-effectiveness of two vocational rehabilitation programs for persons with severe mental illness, Lisa Dixon, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Robin E. Clark, Richard Bebout, Robert E. Drake, Gregory J. McHugo, and Deborah R. Becker

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The integration of psychiatric rehabilitation services in behavioral health care structures: a state example, Marsha Langer Ellison, William A. Anthony, John L. Sheets, William Dodds, William J. Barker, Joseph Massaro, and Nancy J. Wewiorski

Publications from 2001

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Family support and substance use outcomes for persons with mental illness and substance use disorders, Robin E. Clark

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Implementing dual diagnosis services for clients with severe mental illness, Robert E. Drake, Susan M. Essock, Andrew Shaner, Kate B. Carey, Kenneth Minkoff, Lenore Kola, David Lynde, Fred C. Osher, Robin E. Clark, and Lawrence Rickards

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Exploring Personal Assistance Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Need, Policy, and Practice, Dianne Doyle Pita, Marsha Langer Ellison, and Marianne Farkas

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Implementing evidence-based practices for persons with severe mental illnesses, William C. Torrey, Robert E. Drake, Lisa Dixon, Barbara J. Burns, Laurie Flynn, A. John Rush, Robin E. Clark, and Dale Klatzker

Publications from 1999

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Legal system involvement and costs for persons in treatment for severe mental illness and substance use disorders, Robin E. Clark, Susan K. Ricketts, and Gregory J. McHugo

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A Handbook for Participatory Action Researchers, Karen Sue Danley and Marsha Langer Ellison

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Research on the individual placement and support model of supported employment, Robert E. Drake, Deborah R. Becker, Robin E. Clark, and Kim T. Mueser

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Longitudinal outcome of young adults who participated in a psychiatric vocational rehabilitation program, Marsha Langer Ellison, Karen Sue Danley, Clifford Bromberg, and Victoria Palmer-Erbs

Publications from 1998

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Financing assertive community treatment, Robin E. Clark

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Cost-effectiveness of assertive community treatment versus standard case management for persons with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders, Robin E. Clark, Gregory B. Teague, Susan K. Ricketts, Philip W. Bush, Haiyi Xie, T. G. McGuire, Robert E. Drake, Gregory J. McHugo, Adam M. Keller, and Michael Zubkoff

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Benefits and costs of supported employment from three perspectives, Robin E. Clark, Haiyi Xie, Deborah R. Becker, and Robert E. Drake

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Assertive community treatment for patients with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorder: a clinical trial, Robert E. Drake, Gregory J. McHugo, Robin E. Clark, Gregory B. Teague, Haiyi Xie, K. Miles, and Theimann H. Ackerson

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Methodological issues in assertive community treatment studies, Gregory J. McHugo, W. Hargreaves, Robert E. Drake, Robin E. Clark, Haiyi Xie, G. R. Bond, and Barbara J. Burns

Publications from 1997

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A consumer-constructed scale to measure empowerment among users of mental health services, E. Sally Rogers, Judi Chamberlin, Marsha Langer Ellison, and Tim Crean

Publications from 1996

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Self help programs: A description of their characteristics and their members, Judi Chamberlin, E. Sally Rogers, and Marsha Langer Ellison

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Searching for cost-effective mental health care, Robin E. Clark

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Spine update: understanding cost-effectiveness, Robin E. Clark

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The New Hampshire study of supported employment for people with severe mental illness, Robert E. Drake, Gregory J. McHugo, Deborah R. Becker, William A. Anthony, and Robin E. Clark

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The course, treatment, and outcome of substance disorder in persons with severe mental illness, Robert E. Drake, Kim T. Mueser, Robin E. Clark, and M. A. Wallach

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Involvement of people with psychiatric disabilities in state agencies of vocational rehabilitation: State agency survey, Marsha Langer Ellison, Karen Sue Danley, Tim Crean, E. Sally Rogers, and Robin Colodzin

Publications from 1995

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Incentives for community treatment. Mental illness management services, Robin E. Clark, Robert E. Drake, Gregory J. McHugo, and Theimann H. Ackerson

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Characteristics of mental health case management: results of a national survey, Marsha Langer Ellison, E. Sally Rogers, Ken Sciarappa, Mikal Cohen, and Rick Forbess

Publications from 1994

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Family costs associated with severe mental illness and substance use, Robin E. Clark

Managing competition in public and private mental health agencies: implications for services and policy, Robin E. Clark, Robert A. Dorwart, and Sherrie S. Epstein

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Expenditures of time and money by families of people with severe mental illness and substance use disorders, Robin E. Clark and Robert E. Drake

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Measuring resource use in economic evaluations: determining the social costs of mental illness, Robin E. Clark, Gregory B. Teague, Susan K. Ricketts, Philip W. Bush, Adam M. Keller, Michael Zubkoff, and Robert E. Drake

Publications from 1993

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Substance abuse in schizophrenia: service utilization and costs, Stephen J. Bartels, Gregory B. Teague, Robert E. Drake, Robin E. Clark, Philip W. Bush, and Douglas L. Noordsy

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A framework for evaluating the economic impact of case management, Robin E. Clark and Thomas S. Fox

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Treatment of substance abuse in severely mentally ill patients, Robert E. Drake, Stephen J. Bartels, Gregory B. Teague, Douglas L. Noordsy, and Robin E. Clark