Providing Home Treatment for Acute Mental Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Psychiatr Serv
; 73(7): 834-837, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1541977
ABSTRACT
The Intensive Home Treatment Team in Edinburgh provides care at home for those with acute and severe mental health problems. During the first COVID-19 lockdown, the team conducted and evaluated video and telephone calls but also continued seeing most patients face to face to ensure adequate care. The in-person care was achieved safely, without an increase in staff sickness events. During the lockdown, the team observed more cases of psychosis, particularly acute and transient psychosis and first-episode psychosis, particularly among women.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychotic Disorders
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COVID-19
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatr Serv
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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