Community-based Mental Healthcare: A Case Study in a Cross-border Region of Germany and the Netherlands
Lohmeyer, F.M.; Commers, M.J.; Leoncini, E.; Specchia, M.L.; Boccia, S.; Ricciardi, W.G.; de Belvis, A.G. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2018 · Heft 3 · S. e58 bis e63
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Background Community-based mental healthcare (CBMH) aims at supplying psychiatric patients with rehabilitative care outside the hospital. The aim of this study was to compare the organization of CBMH in a cross-border region of Germany and the Netherlands. Method Semi-structured interviews gave insight into characteristics of CBMH approaches applied in the German region of Aachen (IHP) and the Dutch Province of Limburg (FACT). We applied a Delphi technique to select a performance indicator (PI) set for CBMH, which served as a conceptual model to allow comparison. Results Both approaches are flexible, patient-cen…
