Resumen
Traditional forms of psychiatric crisis treatment increasingly are being buttressed by services along the Psychiatric Crisis Continuum of Care, such as short-term crisis stabilization services and peer crisis services. The UT Health Living Room (LR) is an outpatient crisis counseling service that adds three promising elements to the Continuum: (1) it integrates outpatient treatment plans into crisis counseling, (2) provides care in a space and with staff who are familiar to patients, and (3) provides training in evidence-based crisis intervention. We examined two-year LR feasibility and outcome data. Mixed-method analyses used longitudinal clinic data and patient self-report measures. Results provide initial support for the feasibility, cost effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of the LR. Limitations include non-blinded ratings, limited experimental control, and simple cost-effectiveness methodology. The UT Living Room is feasible and offers novel elements to help patients in community clinics address emotional crises.
Idioma original | English (US) |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1589-1595 |
Número de páginas | 7 |
Publicación | Community Mental Health Journal |
Volumen | 60 |
N.º | 8 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - nov 2024 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health