Equal access to outreach mental health care? Exploring how the place of residence influences the use of intensive home treatment in a rural catchment area in Germany

Abstract Background Internationally, intensive psychiatric home treatment has been increasingly implemented as a community-based alternative to inpatient admission. Since 2018, the so-called Inpatient Equivalent Home Treatment (IEHT; German: "Stationsäquivalente Behandlung", short: "S...

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Main Authors: Julian Schwarz, Jan Hemmerling, Nadja Kabisch, Laura Galbusera, Martin Heinze, Sebastian von Peter, Jan Wolff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04477-y