B J Cuffel

Summary

Affiliation: United Behavioral Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Remission, residual symptoms, and nonresponse in the usual treatment of major depression in managed clinical practice
    Brian J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 64:397-402. 2003
  2. ncbi Patients' and providers' perceptions of outpatient treatment termination in a managed behavioral health organization
    B Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, 425 Market Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 51:469-73. 2000
  3. ncbi The relationship between treatment access and spending in a managed behavioral health organization
    B J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 52:949-52. 2001
  4. ncbi Predictive models and the effectiveness of strategies for improving outpatient follow-up under managed care
    Brian J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 53:1438-43. 2002
  5. ncbi Does managing behavioral health care services increase the cost of providing medical care?
    B J Cuffel
    New School University in New York, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 26:372-80. 1999
  6. ncbi Two-year outcomes of fee-for-service and capitated medicaid programs for people with severe mental illness
    Brian J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    Health Serv Res 37:341-59. 2002
  7. ncbi Patterns of medical resource and psychotropic medicine use among adult depressed managed behavioral health patients
    Francisca Azocar
    Behavioral Health Sciences Department, United Behavioral Health, 425 Market St, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 31:26-37. 2004
  8. ncbi Profiling hospitals for length of stay for treatment of psychiatric disorders
    Jeffrey S Harman
    Department of Health Services Administration, 101 S Newell Dr, Room 4135, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 31:66-74. 2004
  9. ncbi Clinical practice variations in prescribing antipsychotics for patients with schizophrenia
    Richard R Owen
    Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, North Little Rock, AR 72114 1706, USA
    Am J Med Qual 18:140-6. 2003
  10. ncbi Risk of discontinuation of atypical antipsychotic agents in the treatment of schizophrenia
    C Daniel Mullins
    University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 220 Arch Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
    Schizophr Res 98:8-15. 2008

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Remission, residual symptoms, and nonresponse in the usual treatment of major depression in managed clinical practice
    Brian J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 64:397-402. 2003
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  2. ncbi Patients' and providers' perceptions of outpatient treatment termination in a managed behavioral health organization
    B Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, 425 Market Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 51:469-73. 2000
    ..The objective of this study was to examine this perception from the perspectives of patients and providers...
  3. ncbi The relationship between treatment access and spending in a managed behavioral health organization
    B J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 52:949-52. 2001
    ..The study reported here examined whether this relationship varies by important characteristics of behavioral health plans...
  4. ncbi Predictive models and the effectiveness of strategies for improving outpatient follow-up under managed care
    Brian J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 53:1438-43. 2002
    ..This study tested the accuracy of models for predicting rehospitalization in a managed behavioral health organization and tested the effectiveness of different care management strategies for enhancing outpatient treatment follow-up...
  5. ncbi Does managing behavioral health care services increase the cost of providing medical care?
    B J Cuffel
    New School University in New York, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 26:372-80. 1999
    ..Controlling for trends that began before the inception of managed behavioral health, medical care costs decreased for those using behavioral health care services. No evidence supporting cost shifting was found...
  6. ncbi Two-year outcomes of fee-for-service and capitated medicaid programs for people with severe mental illness
    Brian J Cuffel
    United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    Health Serv Res 37:341-59. 2002
    ..Furthermore, the type of capitation model was unrelated to outcomes in this study...
  7. ncbi Patterns of medical resource and psychotropic medicine use among adult depressed managed behavioral health patients
    Francisca Azocar
    Behavioral Health Sciences Department, United Behavioral Health, 425 Market St, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 31:26-37. 2004
    ..Despite increases in mental health services access made available through managed behavioral health organizations, patients continue receiving mental health treatment in the medical sector...
  8. ncbi Profiling hospitals for length of stay for treatment of psychiatric disorders
    Jeffrey S Harman
    Department of Health Services Administration, 101 S Newell Dr, Room 4135, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 31:66-74. 2004
    ..Unlike health services for other conditions, the variation in LOS for inpatient psychiatric treatment of depression and schizophrenia is quite dependent upon hospitals...
  9. ncbi Clinical practice variations in prescribing antipsychotics for patients with schizophrenia
    Richard R Owen
    Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, North Little Rock, AR 72114 1706, USA
    Am J Med Qual 18:140-6. 2003
    ..To adequately assess quality and inform and possibly further develop clinical practice guideline recommendations for schizophrenia, well-designed research studies conducted in routine clinical settings are needed...
  10. ncbi Risk of discontinuation of atypical antipsychotic agents in the treatment of schizophrenia
    C Daniel Mullins
    University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 220 Arch Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
    Schizophr Res 98:8-15. 2008
    ..To compare discontinuation rates of atypical antipsychotic agents in patients with schizophrenia...