Clinical and medico-legal aspects of home-based care by nurses as an alternative for inpatient treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry

Increasing economic restrictions in the supply of inpatient care require the establishment of alternative treatment modalities also in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Therefore, home-treatment offers the possibility of effective interventions in the natural environment of the severely...

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Published inMedicine and law Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 327
Main Authors Göpel, C, Schmidt, M H, Blanz, B, Lay, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2000
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Adolescent Psychiatry - organization & administration
Attitude of Health Personnel
Child
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Child Psychiatry - organization & administration
Community Health Nursing - legislation & jurisprudence
Community Health Nursing - organization & administration
Cost Control
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Staff - psychology
Psychiatric Nursing - organization & administration
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Increasing economic restrictions in the supply of inpatient care require the establishment of alternative treatment modalities also in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Therefore, home-treatment offers the possibility of effective interventions in the natural environment of the severely disturbed child and its family. In our study practical implementation of therapy was in the hands of nurses specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry. Various aspects of their therapeutic work with disordered children are focussed. Specific characteristics and problems of home-treatment-including interventions in the patient's psychosocial surroundings--are illuminated from the nurse's point of view.
ISSN:0723-1393