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Developing a model psychiatric treatment program for patients with intellectual disability in a community mental health center
F. Hackerman, C.W. Schmidt, Jr., C.D. Dyson, L. Hovermale, G. Gallucci
Community Ment Health J
Community Ment Health J
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.
Hackerman F, Schmidt CW, Jr., Dyson CD, Hovermale L, Gallucci G. Developing a model psychiatric treatment program for patients with intellectual disability in a community mental health center. Community Ment Health J. 2006;42(1):13-24. PMID: 16532384. DOI: 10.1007/s10597-005-9000-0.