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In this collection of articles, Dr. William Anthony, executive director of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University, reviews the mission, values, and services developed via the community support system initiative and argues that this framework can and should be integrated into managed behavioral healthcare systems currently being developed nationwide.

Anthony, an innovator in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation, offers this compelling and insightful guide for planners, administrators, practitioners, and consumers—anyone committed to the development of a rational, effective, and value-based system of behavioral/mental healthcare.

Citation: Anthony, W.A. (1996). Community support systems: Lessons for managed care. Boston: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

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Table of Contents

• Forward
• We're Baaack! Community Support Program Reemerges in a Managed Care Context
• Managed Mental Health Care: Will It Be Rationed Care or Rational Care
• The Value Base of Managed Care in Serving People with Serious Mental Illness
• Managed Care Case Management for People with Serious Mental Illness
• Integrated Psychiatric Rehabilitation into Managed Care
• Recovery from Mental Illness: The Guiding Vision of the Mental Health Service System in the 1990's
• Managed Care Outcomes--"In Recovery, with Places to Be and Symptom Free"

William A. Anthony, PhD, is executive director of Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and professor in the University’s College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. For the past 35 years, Anthony has worked in various roles in the field of mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation, and has been honored for his performance as a researcher, an educator, and a clinician. He is current co-editor of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. In 1988, Anthony received the Distinguished Services Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness; and in 1992, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the President of the United States for his efforts “promoting the dignity, equality, independence, and employment of people with disabilities.” Anthony has appeared on ABC’s “Nightline,” which featured a rehabilitation program developed and implemented by Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.  He has authored over 100 articles in professional journals, 14 textbooks, and several dozen book chapters.

Reviews

Click here to read a review from the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
Jacobs, D. (1997). Book review: Community support systems: Lessons for managed care. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 20(3), 84-85.

 

 

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