Defining Optimal Post-prison Care for Those With Psychosis: A Delphi Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Early treatment (considered as early contact with community mental health services) and treatment retention are associated with reduced reoffending among those with a previous diagnosis of psychosis, yet the attributes of care required to best achieve this is largely unexplored for people with psychosis leaving prison. This study sought consensus from a sample of experts and consumers regarding the attributes of an "optimal model of care" for those with a prior episode of psychosis leaving prison in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: A Delphi method was used, which involved establishing a consensus from a panel of 25 experts and consumers. Following three meetings, 34 model of care attributes and 168 attribute levels were generated for two rounds of online scori

SUBMITTER: Simpson PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8569300 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature