Implementation, efficacy, costs and processes of inpatient equivalent home-treatment in German mental health care (AKtiV): protocol of a mixed-method, participatory, quasi-experimental trial

Abstract Background Over the last decades, many high-income countries have successfully implemented assertive outreach mental health services for acute care. Despite evidence that these services entail several benefits for service users, Germany has lagged behind and has been slow in implementing ou...

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Main Authors: Baumgardt Johanna, Schwarz Julian, Bechdolf Andreas, Nikolaidis Konstantinos, Heinze Martin, Hamann Johannes, Holzke Martin, Längle Gerhard, Richter Janina, Brieger Peter, Kilian Reinhold, Timm Jürgen, Hirschmeier Constance, Von Peter Sebastian, Weinmann Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03163-9