The authors describe the method by which claims review for psychiatric
practice is carried out by an APA district branch peer review committee in
the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and analyze the claims reviews
handled by the committee from 1972 through 1975. On the basis of their
findings they conclude that peer review of psychiatric treatment can be
carried out in a medical framework, that it can have some effect in
diminishing costs incurred by improper utilization or by abuses, and that
it can improve the quality of psychiatric practice.Abstract Teaser