Association between organizational characteristics of community-oriented mental health facilities and treatment adequacy. A multilevel analysis from Lombardy, Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The care provided to patients with severe mental disorders remains a major challenge for the organization of healthcare systems. Data on recent treatment patterns within mental health services are essential to estimate the unmet needs for care and to guide service planning and resource allocation.

Aim

To identify individual patient and organizational-level predictors of the provision of minimally adequate care for patients with severe mental illness.

Methods

A population-based study was designed, retrieving data from Healthcare Utilization databases of Lombardy region (Italy). 72,115 patients from Departments of Mental Health (DMHs) in care for schizophrenic, bipolar or major depressive disorder, were identified. Minimally Adequate Treatment (MAT) was cal

SUBMITTER: Corrao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12678280 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature