Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating home treatment with peer support for acute mental health crises (HoPe).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home treatment (HT) is a treatment modality for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) in acute mental crises. It is frequently considered equivalent to psychiatric inpatient treatment in terms of treatment outcome. Peer Support (PS) means that people with lived experience of a mental illness are trained to support others on their way towards recovery. While PS is growing in international importance and despite a growing number of studies supporting its benefits, it is still not comprehensively implemented into routine care. The HoPe (Home Treatment with Peer Support) study investigates a combination of both - HT and PS - to provide further evidence for a recovery-oriented treatment of psychiatric patients.

Methods

In our randomized controlled trial (RCT), HT w

SUBMITTER: Reinke B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature