OBJECTIVE--To compare the burden on relatives and outcome of people treated for severe
acute psychiatric illness by a community service and a traditional hospital based service …

Accessible summary• The number of people with mental health problems presenting to
Australian emergency departments (ED) is increasing as a result of the integration of …

While research has shown community-based psychiatric care to be as good as, or better
than, hospital-based care, generalisation to clinical practice has been difficult. This …

Objective: The primary aims were to compare the characteristics and health outcomes of
consumers entering a regional mental health service compared with a city service. Method …

BackgroundThis study evaluates two in-patient units attached to community mental health
centres (CMHCs) that were designed to supplement acute in-patient care and to integrate …

GP report - first draft Page 1 Enlighten – Research publications by members of the
University of Glasgow http://eprints.gla.ac.uk Burns, N., Philo, C., and Parr, H. (2003) The …

Background Individuals experiencing psychosis are often admitted to acute mental health
wards. There is increasing pressure to reduce readmission rates, by enhancing the …

We offer our sympathy to those who suffer from serious mental illness and to their relatives in
rural South Australia (SA). The situation reflects an awful neglect, an embarrassment to the …

BACKGROUND: Around 25% of patients with psychoses lose contact with specialist
psychiatric services, despite the government's policy to focus the efforts of community teams …

A new community psychiatric service in Nottingham based on general practice clinics was
compared with a conventional hospital-orientated model. Despite providing treatment for an …