[Community-integrated acute psychiatric care. Options and limitations]

Brenner, H D; Junghan, U; Pfammatter, M (2000). [Community-integrated acute psychiatric care. Options and limitations]. Nervenarzt, 71(9), pp. 691-9. Heidelberg: Springer-Medizin-Verlag 10.1007/s001150050652

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The shift of psychiatric care from the hospital to the community has been accompanied by a reduction of hospital beds and shortened durations of inpatient treatment, but also by an increase in admissions. This evolution may be largely attributed to the prime focus of community mental health institutions on rehabilitation. The continued implementation of reforms in psychiatric care is contingent upon effectively halting the "revolving door phenomenon" by incorporating community-integrated treatment approaches into the care of acutely ill patients. Since the mid-1960s, a series of studies have established the efficacy of two community-integrated modalities for the treatment of acute psychiatric illness, i.e. home-based and day hospital treatment. In general, these approaches not only seem to be as effective as inpatient care for certain groups of patients but also reduce their need of hospitalisation, thereby contributing towards a cost effective, comprehensive psychiatric care system.

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