1. Appreciation to reviewers

   • Bruce Lubotsky Levin

   Legacy Pages: 133 - 133

2. Editor’s note

   • Bruce Lubotsky Levin

   EditorialNotes Pages: 135 - 135

3. Impact of managed care on the private hospital: An introduction

   • Steven S. Sharfstein

   Special Section Pages: 137 - 137

4. Myths and mystifications of managed care

   • John P. Docherty

   OriginalPaper Pages: 138 - 144

5. Linking quality assurance and quality of care

   • Richard L. Munich

   OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 160

6. Identifying clinical appropriateness in the catastrophic psychiatric case

   • Leonard S. Goldstein
   • Paulette E. Browne

   OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 167

7. Response to clinical issues raised on managed care

   • Judith Feldman

   Discussant Pages: 168 - 170

8. Synthesis of research on the costs of institutional and community-based care

   • Dale Mitchell
   • David Braddock
   • Richard Hemp

   Regular Articles Pages: 171 - 183

9. An analysis of financial incentives in the performance contract of montana

   • Martin Gaynor

   Regular Articles Pages: 184 - 190

10. Community mental health: Who is being served? What is being offered?

    • Carol S. Drolen

    Regular Articles Pages: 191 - 199

11. A case mix procedure for matching the clinical characteristics of patients with dual disorders to planned treatment and treatment costs

    • Marie-Claude Rigaud
    • Frederick L. Newman

    Regular Articles Pages: 200 - 206

12. Identification of patients with co-existing alcohol and cocaine disorders at a community mental health center

    • William P. Buick
    • Thomas Wellington

    Brief Reports Pages: 207 - 210

13. The seven elements of RFP evaluation: Is an RFP a solution or an added problem?

    • Michael D. Roberts

    Brief Reports Pages: 211 - 216

14. The mentally Ill substance abuser: Challenges for the administrator

    • Glenn E. Rohrer
    • Lawrence Schonfeld

    Commentary Pages: 217 - 221