1.
Ment Health Today
; : 34-7, 2007 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17580400
Subject(s)
Assertiveness , Community Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Community-Institutional Relations , Mental Disorders/prevention & control , England , Health Services Research , Humans , Mental Disorders/psychology , Models, Organizational , Nursing Evaluation Research , Nursing Methodology Research , Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data , Patient Care Team/organization & administration , Patient Satisfaction , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Program Evaluation , Qualitative Research , Referral and Consultation/organization & administration , State Medicine/organization & administration , Statistics, Nonparametric
2.
J Interprof Care
; 19(4): 326-37, 2005 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16076594
ABSTRACT
This critical evaluation considers research literature on Assertive Outreach Teams (AOTs). The extensive examination of this multi-professional service configuration is contrasted with the under-defined and untested nature of the service interventions that are provided by these teams. An audit of crisis management work in an AOT is reported and twelve areas of "life difficulties" are identified. An attempt to measure these life difficulties is then described. The use of this measurement for prioritizing referrals, managing workloads, agreeing care plans and measuring outcomes is discussed. Finally, the inadequacy of existing research approaches and associated problems in the separation of management and clinical practices are considered.