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  • Title: [Comparison of "home treatment" with traditional inpatient treatment in a mental hospital in rural southern Germany].
    Author: Munz I, Ott M, Jahn H, Rauscher A, Jäger M, Kilian R, Frasch K.
    Journal: Psychiatr Prax; 2011 Apr; 38(3):123-8. PubMed ID: 20848376.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effectiveness of "Home Treatment" (HT) in comparison to the usual inpatient treatment in patients with acute psychiatric illness. METHODS: In a prospective observational study we compared 60 of our HT patients to 18 patients receiving inpatient treatment as usual (TAU) with regard to psychopathological symptoms (PANSS, HAM-D 21), global functioning (GAF), symptom severity (HoNOS-D) and sociodemographic parameters at admission and discharge. RESULTS: HT was a feasible alternative in patients with several different psychiatric diagnoses and appeared to be similar to TAU in view of clinical effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS: In potentially suitable patients fulfilling criteria of hospital admission, the alternative of HT can be actively considered.
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