Letter to the Editor January 31, 1999

Capitation

J Clin Psychiatry 1999;60(1):54

Article Abstract

Letter to the Editor

Sir: William M. Glazer says that "capitation should bring an end to reviewers as we have known them" (Supplement 2). Since capitation punishes unneeded treating, it does reward the undertreater, and thus unburdens reviewers on watch for overtreatment.