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Diagnosis, assessments and admissions from a community treatment team

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Neil Brimblecombe  and
Geraldine H. O'Sullivan
Neil Brimblecombe*
Affiliation:
Dacorum Community Treatment Team, St Paul's, Slippers Hill off Allandale, Kernel Hempstead, Herts HP2 5XY
Geraldine H. O'Sullivan
Affiliation:
Albany Lodge, St Albans, Herts
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aims and method

A community treatment team, offering rapid assessment and intensive home treatment as an alternative to admission is described. The relationship between diagnosis and outcome was examined, in terms of initial ‘take on’ rates, admissions to in-patient areas at both initial assessment and subsequently.

Results

There was a significant relationship between diagnosis and outcome, with marked variation between diagnostic categories.

Clinical implications

Home treatment teams prevent admissions with the majority of people from all diagnostic groups, but less successfully with people with personality disorder.

Type
Original papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 72 - 74
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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