Service use patterns in community mental health outreach: A sequence analysis of the first 12-month longitudinal data.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Community mental health outreach teams offer a range of individualized services tailored to meet the diverse needs of clients. This study aimed to identify service use patterns within community mental health outreach programs using 12-month longitudinal data.

Methods

Data from users of the Tokorozawa City mental health outreach service in Japan were analyzed. Service trajectories over a 365-d period were mapped and categorized by primary service type each month. These trajectories were then analyzed using state sequence and clustering methods. The services included 10 categories (i.e., family support and psychiatric symptom management) and cases of no support. We compared the demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, living situation, and diagnosis) and reasons for s

SUBMITTER: Iwanaga M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12425182 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature