EXHIBIT 99.1

                                 PRESS RELEASE
                          COMPREHENSIVE CARE ANNOUNCES
                    THE APPOINTMENT OF OUTSIDE BOARD MEMBER

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 6, 2002 - Comprehensive Care Corporation (OTCBB: CHCR),
today announced the appointment of Howard A. Savin, Ph.D. to join the Board of
Directors. Dr. Savin is a psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the
behavioral health industry, including managed behavioral healthcare,
administration, and clinical practice.

Dr. Savin is the current Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs at the
Devereux Foundation where he has served since July 1995. He has also served as
Vice President of Medco Behavioral Care Corp., which later became Merit
Behavioral Health and Magellan.

"We are very excited and honored to have Dr. Savin join the company's Board of
Directors," said Mary Jane Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer. "He
brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be valuable to the
Company as we continue to grow."

Comprehensive Care Corporation, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, administers
and operates behavioral health, substance abuse, and employee assistance
programs for governmental agencies and managed care companies throughout the
United States. The company serves more than 1,100,000 members nationwide and
has a network of approximately 5,600 behavioral health practitioners.

"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995: CERTAIN INFORMATION INCLUDED HEREIN AND IN OTHER COMPANY REPORTS, SEC
FILINGS, STATEMENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS IS FORWARD LOOKING WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY'S ANTICIPATED OPERATING RESULTS,
FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INCREASES IN REVENUES, INCREASED PROFITABILITY, INTEREST
EXPENSE, GROWTH AND EXPANSION, AND THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN NEW BEHAVIORAL
HEALTHCARE CONTRACTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION INVOLVES IMPORTANT RISKS
AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ACTUAL RESULTS AND CAUSE THEM
TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM EXPECTATIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN AND IN OTHER COMPANY
REPORTS, SEC FILINGS, STATEMENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS. THESE RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL
CONDITIONS, THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION, THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES, AND OTHER RISKS DETAILED FROM TIME TO TIME IN
THE COMPANY'S SEC REPORTS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:          INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Mary Jane Johnson, RN, MBA                     Robert Landis
President and Chief Executive Officer          Chief Financial Officer
Comprehensive Care Corporation                 Comprehensive Care Corporation
200 South Hoover Blvd., Suite 200              200 South Hoover Blvd., Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33609                                Tampa, FL 33609
(813) 288-4808                                 (813) 288-4808