Financing and Demand for Mental Health Services
综述了心理健康服务融资与需求的新兴文献，发现门诊心理治疗的需求弹性大于普通医疗，且低收入群体对保险更敏感，需求随时间增长。
This paper surveys the emerging literature on financing and demand for mental health services. Most studies at present simply report the cost experience of members of an insurance pool, and research on demand behavior has been very limited. Nevertheless, some conclusion are possible. First, the responsiveness of demand for outpatient mental health care is greater than the responsiveness of demand for general medical services. Second, demand for mental health services grows over time among members of an insurance pool, even as coverage remains stable. Third, demand of lower income groups is more responsive to insurance than is demand of upper income groups. New research should focus on the effect of financing policy on the choice of setting for care.