Which of the following statements regarding the impact of managed health care on the delivery of psychiatric services is true?
1. Managed mental health care has resulted in shorter, more intense psychiatric hospital stays to keep costs down.
2. Clients are admitted to hospitals in earlier stages of psychiatric illnesses.
3. Cost containment has created an entire range of ambulatory care services that are considered ineffective.
4. Shorter models for psychiatric services and outpatient treatment do not meet the lifestyle needs of clients and their employers.
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Rationale: In an effort to contain costs, managed mental health care has resulted in shorter, more intense psychiatric hospital stays. As a result of managed care, clients are admitted to hospitals in later stages of disease or illness, or perhaps not admitted at all. Shorter models of psychiatric services, outpatient treatment, and ambulatory care services have been effectively created to keep costs down and meet the lifestyle needs of clients and their employers.
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