Determining “Medical Necessity” in Mental Health Practice

Should mental health insurance cover only disorders found in DSM-IV, or should it be extended to treatment for ordinary shyness, unhappiness, and other responses to life's hard knocks?

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Authors: Sabin, James E. (Author) ; Daniels, Norman (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1994
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1994, Volume: 24, Issue: 6, Pages: 5-13
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Summary:Should mental health insurance cover only disorders found in DSM-IV, or should it be extended to treatment for ordinary shyness, unhappiness, and other responses to life's hard knocks?
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3563458