@BOOK{NAP11470, author = "Institute of Medicine", title = "Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions", isbn = "978-0-309-10044-1", doi = "10.17226/11470", abstract = "Each year, more than 33 million Americans receive health care for mental\nor substance-use conditions, or both. Together, mental and substance-use\nillnesses are the leading cause of death and disability for women, the highest\nfor men ages 15-44, and the second highest for all men.\nEffective treatments exist, but services are frequently fragmented and, as\nwith general health care, there are barriers that prevent many from receiving\nthese treatments as designed or at all. The consequences of this are\nserious\u2014for these individuals and their families; their employers and the\nworkforce; for the nation's economy; as well as the education, welfare, and\njustice systems.\nImproving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use\nConditions examines the distinctive characteristics of health care for mental\nand substance-use conditions, including payment, benefit coverage, and\nregulatory issues, as well as health care organization and delivery issues. This\nnew volume in the Quality Chasm series puts forth an agenda for improving\nthe quality of this care based on this analysis. Patients and their families, primary\nhealth care providers, specialty mental health and substance-use treatment\nproviders, health care organizations, health plans, purchasers of group\nhealth care, and all involved in health care for mental and substance\u2013use\nconditions will benefit from this guide to achieving better care.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11470/improving-the-quality-of-health-care-for-mental-and-substance-use-conditions", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }