Real-world effectiveness of admissions to a tertiary treatment-resistant psychosis service: 2-year mirror-image study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment-resistant schizophrenia is a major disabling illness which often proves challenging to manage in a secondary care setting. The National Psychosis Unit (NPU) is a specialised tertiary in-patient facility that provides evidence-based, personalised, multidisciplinary interventions for complex treatment-resistant psychosis, in order to reduce the risk of readmission and long-term care costs.

Aims

This study aimed to assess the long-term effectiveness of treatment at the NPU by considering naturalistic outcome measures.

Method

Using a mirror image design, we compared the numbers of psychiatric and general hospital admissions, in-patient days, acuity of placement, number of psychotropic medications and dose of antipsychotic medication prescribed before

SUBMITTER: Casetta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453801 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature