Background: The treatment of severe and chronic mental disorders, such as schizophrenia
and related syndromes, is largely based on community mental health services. Aims: The …

In recent years serious mental health issues, such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders and
bipolar disorder, have been treated in the community by community-based mental health …

Objectives. Treatment of psychotic disorders is impended by high rates of disengagement
from mental health services and poor adherence to antipsychotic medication. This study …

Background: Mental healthcare service delivery in rural and remote areas in Greece is
challenging due to socioeconomic and geographical reasons, and distant facilities. To …

Background: There is a dearth of studies on functioning in patients with psychotic disorders
in rural areas. Aim: The objective of this study was to assess functioning in a population …

Background: An increasing diversity of public, voluntary sector and private providers offer
services for the mentally ill in the ongoing process of psychiatric reform. Good service …

The objective of the present study was to measure the very long-term outcome in community-
dwelling patients with a diagnosis of psychosis and to search for possible correlations of …

This was a long-term followup study of defined cohorts of new patients who met ICD-10
criteria for schizophrenia and related disorders. Three mental health service systems with …

Objective The aims of this study were to develop an indicator for comparing the effectiveness
of community mental health care across different areas, and to compare the effectiveness of …

Background This article compares needs for care among patients with schizophrenia across
six European countries and examines how this relates to the diversity of psychiatric systems …