Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment in Mental Health

A pioneering book combining history, theory and practical guidance on crisis resolution and home treatment teams.

Sonia Johnson (Edited by), Justin Needle (Edited by), Jonathan P. Bindman (Edited by), Graham Thornicroft (Edited by)

9780521678759, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 31 July 2008

354 pages, 3 b/w illus. 14 tables
24.5 x 17.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.7 kg

'… succinctly written in a straightforward style … a readily accessible and comprehensive introduction to CRHT with plenty of practical advice. For these reasons the increasing numbers of healthcare workers from all professional backgrounds who are now dealing with this new way of working are likely to both enjoy and benefit from reading this book.' Psychological Medicine

Crisis resolution and home treatment teams respond rapidly to people experiencing mental health crises and offer an alternative to hospital admission. They are an increasingly important component of mental health care and are adopted by many health care systems around the world. This practical and pioneering book describes the evidence for the effectiveness of such teams, the principles underpinning them, how to set up and organise them, how patients should be assessed and what types of care the teams should offer. Other topics covered include integration of crisis teams with in-patient, community residential and day care services, the service users' experiences of crisis teams, and responding to diversity in home treatment. This book is essential reading for all policy makers, service managers and mental health workers interested in establishing or operating crisis resolution and home treatment services, as well as for researchers and students seeking to understand this model.

Part I. Introduction and Concepts: 1. Introduction Sonia Johnson and Justin Needle
2. The development of crisis resolution and home treatment teams Sonia Johnson and Graham Thornicroft
3. The crisis resolution team model - recent developments and dissemination Gyles Glover and Sonia Johnson
Part II. The Evidence: 4. The classic home treatment studies Sonia Johnson and Graham Thornicroft
5. Recent research on crisis resolution teams - findings and limitations Sonia Johnson and Jonathan P. Bindman
Part III. Current Practice: 6. Crisis resolution teams - rationale and core model Sonia Johnson and Justin Needle
7. The crisis resolution team within the community service system Jonathan P. Bindman
8. Assessment of crises John Hoult and Mary-Anne Cotton
9. Assessment and management of risk Neil Brimblecombe
10. Symptom management John Hoult and Fiona Nolan
11. Practical psychosocial interventions Jonathan P. Bindman and Martin Flowers
12. Working with families and social networks Christopher Bridgett and Harm Gijsman
13. Strategies for promoting engagement and treatment adherence Mary Jane Tacchi and Jan Scott
14. Mixed blessings - service user experience of crisis teams Alison Faulkner and Helen Blackwell
15. Early discharge and joint working between crisis teams and hospital services Fiona Nolan and Sylvia Tang
16. Working with repeat CRT service users Martin Flowers and Jonathan P. Bindman
17. Responding to diversity in home treatment Danny Antebi, Waquas Waheed, Sonia Johnson and Lisa Marrett
18. Coercion and compulsion in crisis resolution teams Jonathan P. Bindman
Part IV. Variations and Enhancements: 19. Integration of the crisis resolution function within community mental health teams Alan Rosen, Paul Clenaghan, Feleena Emerton and Simon Richards
20. Home treatment and 'hospitality' within a comprehensive community mental health centre Roberto Mezzina and Sonia Johnson
21. Crisis resolution teams and older people Ciaran Regan and Claudia Cooper
22. Integrating day treatment and crisis resolution teams Mary Jane Tacchi
23. Integrating crisis residential and crisis resolution teams Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Sonia Johnson and Helen Gilburt
Part V. Developing a Local Service: 24. Planning and implementing a local service Martin Flowers and John Hoult
25. Recruiting, training and retaining an effective crisis team Steve Ramsey and Warren Shaw
26. Operational management of crisis resolution teams Stephen Niemiec.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]