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Psychiatr Serv
; 72(4): 475-477, 2021 04 01.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33430651
RESUMEN
In response to three reforms in Dutch mental health care, an organizational framework, including methods and interventions, was developed as part of a new model for acute inpatient care. Core elements of high and intensive care (HIC) include preventing seclusion by means of a stepped-care principle; a six-step process of admission, treatment, and care; combining medical and recovery approaches; combining professional and experiential knowledge; and providing a healing environment. The HIC model differs from the utilization of psychiatric intensive care units in that it focuses on collaboration with outpatient care; establishing contact between staff, patients, and relatives; and minimizing coercion.