Ching-Fang Sun, Christoph U Correll, Robert L Trestman, Yezhe Lin, Hui Xie, Maria Stack Hankey, Raymond Paglinawan Uymatiao, Riya T Patel, Vemmy L Metsutnan, Erin Corinne McDaid, Atreyi Saha, Chin Kuo, Paula Lewis, Shyam H Bhatt, Lauren Elizabeth Lipphard, Anita S Kablinger
OBJECTIVE: To identify potential barriers to care, this study examined the general psychiatry outpatient new appointment availability in the US, including in-person and telepsychiatry appointments, comparing results between insurance types (Medicaid vs. private insurance), states, and urbanization levels. METHOD: This mystery shopper study investigated 5 US states selected according to Mental Health America Adult Ranking and geography to represent the US mental health care system...
May 25, 2023: General Hospital Psychiatry