The influence of marital and family therapy on health care utilization in a health-maintenance organization |
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Authors: | Law D D Crane D R |
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Institution: | School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. DandSLaw@aol.com |
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Abstract: | Research has shown that people reduce their use of health care after individual psychotherapy. However, little research has been done to learn if marital and family therapy has a similar effect. Subjects (n = 292) from a health-maintenance organization were randomly selected according to the type of therapy they had received. Subjects' medical records were examined for 6 months before, during, and after therapy. Those who received marital and family therapy significantly reduced their use of health care services by 21.5%. These results show an "offset effect" for marriage and family therapy. |
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