title: Intensive care for people with serious mental illness.
abstract: This article describes the development of a psychiatric 'intensive care' service for men and women with serious or enduring forms of psychotic disorder. The authors suggest that such a residential therapeutic service may be an essential part of the development of community care for the most vulnerable people served by mental health services.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000458:organization & administration*