@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of the association of clubhouse membership with overall costs of care for mental health treatment",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2016",
author="Hwang, Seungyoung and Woody, Jason and Eaton, William W.",
volume="53",
number="1",
pages="102-106",
abstract="We examined whether frequency of attendance at the B'More Clubhouse was associated with lower mental health care costs in the Medicaid database, and whether members in the B'More Clubhouse (n = 30) would have lower mental health care costs compared with a set of matched controls from the same claims database (n = 150). Participants who attended the Clubhouse 3 days or more per week had mean 1-year mental health care costs of US $5697, compared to $14,765 for those who attended less often. B'More Clubhouse members had significantly lower annual total mental health care costs than the matched comparison group ($10,391 vs. $15,511; p < 0.0001). Membership in the B'More Clubhouse is associated with a substantial beneficial influence on health care costs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-016-0041-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-016-0041-3"
}