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Improving outcomes for people in mental health crisis: a rapid synthesis of the evidence for available models of care

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    Extended Research Article Our publication formats
  • Headline:
    The study found that there was little evidence for the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of services provided before crisis. Crisis teams were found to work well and crisis houses and acute day hospitals are important alternatives to inpatient treatment. More research is needed to improve the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of crisis care, such as identifying the effective components of inpatient care.
  • Authors:
    Fiona Paton,
    Kath Wright,
    Nigel Ayre,
    Ceri Dare,
    Sonia Johnson,
    Brynmor Lloyd-Evans,
    Alan Simpson,
    Martin Webber,
    Nick Meader
    Detailed Author information

    Fiona Paton1, Kath Wright1, Nigel Ayre2, Ceri Dare3, Sonia Johnson4, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans4, Alan Simpson5, Martin Webber6, Nick Meader1,*

    • 1 Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK
    • 2 York Mind, York, UK
    • 3 Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
    • 4 Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
    • 5 School of Health Sciences, City University London, London, UK
    • 6 Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, York, UK
  • Funding:
    Health Technology Assessment programme
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  • Issue:
    Volume: 20, Issue: 3
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  • Citation:
    HTA Technology Assessment Report. Paton F, Wright K, Ayre N, Dare C, Johnson S, Lloyd-Evans B, et al. Improving outcomes for people in mental health crisis: a rapid synthesis of the evidence for available models of care. Health Technol Assess 2016;20(3). https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20030
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