International differences in home treatment for mental health problems. Results of a systematic review.

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BACKGROUND: It is perceived that North American home treatment studies reveal greater success in reducing days in hospital than do European studies. There are difficulties in extrapolating findings internationally. AIMS: We aimed to determine whether North American studies find greater reductions in days in hospital and whether experimental service patients in North American studies spend less time in hospital. METHOD: The results of a systematic review were analysed with respect to study loc...

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Authors: Burns, T; Catty, J; Watt, H; Wright, C; Knapp, M

• Journal: British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
• Volume: 181
• Issue: NOV.
• Pages: 375-382
• Publication date: 2002-11-01
• DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.5.375
• EISSN: 1472-1465
• ISSN: 0007-1250
• Language: English
• Keywords: Community Mental Health Services; Humans; Follow-Up Studies; United States; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Home Care Services; Great Britain; Length of Stay; Mental Disorders