Objective: To report recent findings regarding differences in the provision, cost and
outcomes of mental health care in Europe, and to examine to what extent these studies can …

Background. Evidence-informed planning and interpretation of research results both require
standardised description of local care delivery context. Such context analysis descriptions …

Against the background of evidence-based treatments for schizophrenia, nowadays the
implementation of specific cognitive and behavioral interventions becomes more important …

This project aimed to bring together the available information on the number of disabled
people living in residential institutions in 28 European countries, and to identify successful …

BackgroundThere is equivocal evidence of the effectiveness of adherence therapy in
improving treatment adherence and clinical outcomes for people with schizophrenia …

BackgroundBurden on the relatives of patients with schizophrenia may be influenced not
only by patient and caregiver characteristics, but also by differences in mental health service …

Aims. There is a need of more quantitative standardised data to compare local Mental
Health Systems (MHSs) across international jurisdictions. Problems related to terminological …

In Asylums, Goffman [1961. Asylums. London: Penguin] identified some permeable features
of the old mental hospitals but presented them as exceptions to the rule and focused on their …

AimTo compare the clinical management of typical scenarios by using three case vignettes
in a substantial number of European countries. MethodThree case vignettes and an …

Abstract Background The harmonization of European health systems brings with it a need
for tools to allow the standardized collection of information about medical care. A common …