Title |
The effects of crisis plans for patients with psychotic and bipolar disorders: a randomised controlled trial
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, July 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-9-41 |
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Authors |
A Ruchlewska, CL Mulder, R Smulders, BJ Roosenschoon, G Koopmans, A Wierdsma |
Abstract |
Crises and (involuntary) admissions have a strong impact on patients and their caregivers. In some countries, including the Netherlands, the number of crises and (involuntary) admissions have increased in the last years. There is also a lack of effective interventions to prevent their occurrence. Previous research has shown that a form of psychiatric advance statement - joint crisis plan - may prevent involuntary admissions, but another study showed no significant results for another form. The question remains which form of psychiatric advance statement may help to prevent crisis situations. This study examines the effects of two other psychiatric advance statements. The first is created by the patient with help from a patient's advocate (Patient Advocate Crisis Plan: PACP) and the second with the help of a clinician only (Clinician facilitated Crisis Plan: CCP). We investigate whether patients with a PACP or CCP show fewer emergency visits and (involuntary) admissions as compared to patients without a psychiatric advance statement. Furthermore, this study seeks to identify possible mechanisms responsible for the effects of a PACP or a CCP. |
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Geographical breakdown
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United States | 3 | 2% |
Brazil | 2 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 180 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 18% |
Researcher | 30 | 16% |
Student > Master | 26 | 14% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 6% |
Other | 42 | 22% |
Unknown | 30 | 16% |
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Psychology | 57 | 30% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 24% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
Other | 17 | 9% |
Unknown | 35 | 19% |