Abstract
The Special Needs Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland provides comprehensive treatment for patients with developmental or intellectual disability and psychiatric illness. This report describes the clinical characteristics and service utilization of patients attending this clinic. Factors that support quality mental health services that are both cost-effective and accessible are identified.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-24 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Community Mental Health Journal |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- Community-based treatment
- Developmental disability
- Mental health services
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health