title: A crisis intervention program. Staff go the extra mile for client improvement.
abstract: 1. Community mental health centers are faced with clients with dual and triple diagnoses who do not respond to traditional treatment. 2. A crisis team, with its inherent flexibility, may be able to engage multi-need clients and enable them to become connected to the Community mental health center. 3. Although these clients will continue to require inpatient services, provision of crisis team services can shorten inpatient length of stay. Plans to transition clients to more comprehensive services are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center, CT 06610, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liefland
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Caporale
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wellington
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management / Q000592:standards; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000592:standards*; D003237:Connecticut; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000592:standards*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation