National trends and local delivery in old age mental health services: towards an evidence base. A mixed-methodology study of the balance of care approach, community mental health teams and specialist mental health outreach to care homes [PDF]
Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2014 Background: The rising number of older people with mental health problems makes the effective use of mental health resources imperative. Little is known about the clinical effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of different service models.
David Challis +13 more
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Patient-reported outcome measures in community mental health teams: pragmatic evaluation of PHQ-9, GAD-7 and SWEMWBS. [PDF]
BJPsych Bull, 2019 Aims and method We evaluated routine use, acceptability and response rates for the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) within adult community ...
Blenkiron P, Goldsmith L.
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 This qualitative study reports on the sexuality and sexual experiences of community-based forensic mental health participants. The findings indicate that these participants feel the need for intimacy and want to engage in sexual activity more often than ...
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A defence of community mental health teams [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2001 Dr Holloway's ([2001][1]) stimulating, if ever so slightly mischievous, commentary on our paper ([Simmonds et al , 2001][2]) adds substance to the debate on this subject but leaves the reader with the unfair impression that community mental health teams are now out of date and have been replaced ...
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Survey of community mental health teams [PDF]
Psychiatric Bulletin, 1998 Aims and methodThe aim of the study was to describe community mental health teams (CMHTs) working In Scotland. Interviews, a focus group, and a postal questionnaire survey of Identified CMHTs were carried out.ResultsOf the 53 teams identified, 42 (79%) completed questionnaires. The average team size was 11 people.
Natasha Mauthner +2 more
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Peer worker involvement in N. Macedonia: Reflections and lessons learned
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction For the first time in N. Macedonia we had the experience to include peer workers as an equal members in the newly formed community mental health teams.
M. Milutinović +4 more
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Community-Based Mental Health Care in Britain
Consortium Psychiatricum, 2020 Community mental health care in the UK was established by two influential mental health acts (MHAs). The 1930 MHA legislated for voluntary admissions and outpatient clinics.
Tom Burns
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021 Background Strengthening capacity for mental health in primary care improves health outcomes by providing timely access to coordinated and integrated mental health care.
Rachelle Ashcroft +6 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Schizophrenia, a debilitating mental illness, is often associated with significant physical health risks. Many second-generation antipsychotics increase the risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.
Rahnee A. Karge +2 more
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Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between the degree of integration in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and: (i) the costs of service provision; (ii) rates of mental health inpatient and care home admission.
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