The relationship between therapist characteristics and decreased medical utilization: An exploratory study

D. Russell Crane; Nathan D. Wood; David D. Law; Bruce Schaalje

doi:10.1023/B:COFT.0000016912.25239.52

The relationship between therapist characteristics and decreased medical utilization: An exploratory study

D. Russell Crane, Nathan D. Wood, David D. Law, Bruce Schaalje

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

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This was an exploratory study examining the relationship between the therapist characteristics of age, experience, gender, and profession and the medical utilization of clients. Marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and psychologists participated in the study along with 197 clients as identified by archival research methods. The results of logistic regression analysis suggested that psychotherapy in general, rather than professional training or therapist characteristics is responsible for reductions in healthcare utilization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-69
Number of pages	9
Journal	Contemporary Family Therapy
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:COFT.0000016912.25239.52
State	Published - Mar 2004

Keywords

Decreased medical utilization
Marital and family therapy
Psychology
Social work

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Cultural Studies
Clinical Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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