Crisis resolution and home treatment: stakeholders' views on critical ingredients and implementation in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crisis resolution teams (CRTs) can provide effective home-based treatment for acute mental health crises, although critical ingredients of the model have not been clearly identified, and implementation has been inconsistent. In order to inform development of a more highly specified CRT model that meets service users' needs, this study used qualitative methods to investigate stakeholders' experiences and views of CRTs, and what is important in good quality home-based crisis care.

Method

Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with service users (n = 41), carers (n = 20) and practitioners (CRT staff, managers and referrers; n = 147, 26 focus groups, 9 interviews) in 10 mental health catchment areas in England, and with international CRT developers

SUBMITTER: Morant N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512942 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature