Patient outcome after treatment in a community-based crisis stabilization unit.
J Behav Health Serv Res
; 36(3): 396-9, 2009 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-18766444
ABSTRACT
Community-based residential treatment for acute psychiatric crisis has been proposed as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization, but there is a dearth of adequate outcome studies. We examined naturalistic symptomatic and treatment outcomes in patients admitted to a residential crisis treatment program. The 24-item Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale score dropped from moderately ill (40.5 +/- SD 8.25 points) on admission to mildly ill at discharge (28.7 +/- 11.37 points, t = 10.02, P < 0.0001). Beck's Depression Inventory also improved greatly, from a significant level of depression of 29.5 +/- 11.41 points on admission, to a nearly euthymic level of 10.1 +/- 8.60 points at discharge (a difference of 19.4 +/- 12.10 points, t = 12.5, P < 0.0001). The current study is limited by the lack of a matched comparison group of hospitalized patients. Nonetheless, community-based crisis stabilization units appear to be cost-effective alternatives to inpatient hospitalization for selected patients.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
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Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental
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Intervención en la Crisis (Psiquiatría)
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2009
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Article