The required minimum number of psychiatric inpatient beds is highly debated and has
substantial resource implications. The present study used the Delphi method to try to reach a …

Persons living with serious mental illness (SMI) are at a modestly increased risk of
committing violence and are disproportionately likely to target family members when they do …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject Internationally, research and policy
agendas recommend that family caregivers of service users in mental health care be …

BackgroundFamily involvement has been identified as a key aspect of clinical practice that
may help to prevent suicide. AimsTo investigate how families can be effectively involved in …

Objective Older adults are one of the fastest growing age groups seeking emergency care
for suicidal ideation and self-harm. Timely follow-up outpatient mental healthcare is …

Background Early treatment dropout among youths and young adults (28%-75%) puts them
at risk for poorer outcomes. Family engagement in treatment is linked to lower dropout and …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject Family members and friends (informal
carers) are very important for providing support to people with mental health difficulties …

Objective Shortened life expectancy of people with mental disorders has been attributed to
medical comorbidities, yet these conditions remain under-recognized and under-treated …

Objective: Little is known about clients' preferences for family involvement and subsequent
family contact in naturalistic, community-based coordinated specialty care (CSC) settings …

Background Social connectedness exerts strong influences on health, including major
depression and suicide. A major component of social connectedness is having individual …