Table 4

The core components of shared care models for severe and/or persistent mental disorders (contd)

Harrison-Read 2002

Lester 2003

ACCESS Rosenheck 2002

Rosenheck 2003

van Orden 2009

Warner 2000


Process of care

Enhanced Community Management/Assertive Community Treatment

Patient-held record

Integration of service systems with outreach and case management

Housing + Intensive Case Management

Collaborative care involving access to a mental health worker in primary care

Shared care record


Condition

"Heavy users" of psychiatric services

Schizophrenia

SMI and associated co-morbidities + homelessness

Psychiatric and/or substance abuse disorders

Mental disorder (not described)

Long term mental illness- psychosis, personality disorder or other condition requiring long term supervision


Length of follow-up

2 years

1 year

5 years

1 year

1 year

1 year


Screening

no

no

yes

unclear

yes

Patients selected at hospital discharge


Additional training for staff

unclear

yes - in use of the record

yes - inter-agency

yes - with written materials

no


Treatment algorithm

unclear

no

unclear

no

no


Formal stepped care

unclear

no

unclear

no

no


Enhanced communication between health providers

yes

yes - shared care record and flagging of patient records in both general practice and specialist settings

yes

yes - inter-agency agreement

yes

yes - shared care record linked to other communication processes


Care management location

community

general practice and community

community

community

general practice/primary care

general practice and community


Patient education/self management

unclear

no

unclear

no

yes - CBT

no -instruction on use of the booklet only


Case management

yes

unclear

yes

yes

?

unclear


Specialist supervision

yes

unclear

yes

unclear

yes

unclear


Care coordination

yes

unclear

yes

yes

no - referral only

unclear


Follow up provided to patient

unclear

unclear

yes

unclear

unclear

unclear


Crisis support

no

unclear

unclear

yes

unclear

unclear


Standardised outcome measure

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes


Kelly et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2011 5:31   doi:10.1186/1752-4458-5-31

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