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Conceptualising dementia crisis and preferences for resolution: A public perspective [PDF]
Background: Crisis intervention services for people with dementia in the United Kingdom are poorly defined with no standardized model of working. This may be due to the lack of a clear conceptualization of dementia crisis, resulting in variation in ...
Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria +3 more
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BackgroundIntensive forms of outreach mental health care (IOC) such as crisis resolution or home treatment teams are increasingly implemented as alternatives to inpatient admission, providing recovery-oriented treatment at home at comparable costs and ...
Julian Schwarz +11 more
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What is the impact of psychiatric decision units on mental health crisis care pathways? Protocol for an interrupted time series analysis with a synthetic control study [PDF]
Background The UK mental health system is stretched to breaking point. Individuals presenting with mental health problems wait longer at the ED than those presenting with physical concerns and finding a bed when needed is difficult – 91% of psychiatric ...
Anderson, K +6 more
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Background Inpatient psychiatric care is unpopular and expensive, and development and evaluation of alternatives is a long-standing policy and research priority around the world.
Christian Dalton-Locke +20 more
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Implementation of the Crisis Resolution Team model in adult mental health settings: a systematic review. [PDF]
Crisis Resolution Teams (CRTs) aim to offer an alternative to hospital admission during mental health crises, providing rapid assessment, home treatment, and facilitation of early discharge from hospital.
Churchard, A +8 more
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Are crisis resolution teams toxic? [PDF]
I read with interest the paper by Forbes et al ,[1][1] which investigated the impact of a crisis resolution service. I am intrigued by their finding that the introduction of the crisis service was followed by an unexpected increase in the absolute numbers of patients detained under the Mental ...
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Background In the UK, acute mental healthcare is provided by in-patient wards and crisis resolution teams. Readmission to acute care following discharge is common. Acute day units (ADUs) are also provided in some areas.
David P. J. Osborn +10 more
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Risk to staff in a crisis resolution team [PDF]
Crisis resolution and home treatment (CRHT) teams are now well established. There is significant evidence that they reduce bed use, are cost-effective and patients prefer them to admission.[1][1] A CRHT team is dependent on the expertise and imagination of its staff to help understand and resolve ...
Nicky Goater, Eleanor Rowland
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Community-Based Mental Health Care in Britain
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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Background Internationally, intensive psychiatric home treatment has been increasingly implemented as a community-based alternative to inpatient admission.
Julian Schwarz +6 more
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