PANIC DISORDER IN A MANAGED CARE ENVIRONMENT

Practitioners need to work effectively with managed care personnel to provide the best possible mental health care to patients with panic di sorder. To do so, physicians must become familiar with the organizatio n and administrative principles common to most managed care plans. Spe cific strategies can be used when working with managed care personnel. These strategies include using data to demonstrate that effective men tal health treatment can reduce the social and economic costs of panic disorder.