Home treatment for acute mental disorders an alternative to hospitalization

In the U.S., when a patient is in need of rigorous psychiatric care, the first step is hospitalization. However, elsewhere in the world, psychiatric home treatment is proposed as an alternative. Model programs in Canada and the United Kingdom are publicly administered by community health agencies or...

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Other Authors: Heath, David S., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge 2005.
2017.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433686106719
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Summary:In the U.S., when a patient is in need of rigorous psychiatric care, the first step is hospitalization. However, elsewhere in the world, psychiatric home treatment is proposed as an alternative. Model programs in Canada and the United Kingdom are publicly administered by community health agencies or teaching hospitals. Home Treatment for Acute Mental Disorders provides a review of the literature on home care and describes working programs around the world. This timely volume reviews treatment plans for different disorders with case illustrations, explains the administration of a PHC program and offers guidelines to case workers. It will be of interest to psychiatrists and policy makers working on the issue of patient hospitalization.
Item Description:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Physical Description:xxxii, 293 p. : ill
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135953065
9780203507063
9781135953072
9781280157653
9786610157655