[Evaluation of institution-overlapping treatment planning conferences in psychiatric care in the city of Wolfsburg].
Beginning with 1.9.2001 institution-overlapping treatment planning conferences are being carried out for mentally disturbed and handicapped persons, for whom a service based on paragraphs 39, 40 German Social Legislation is applied. In this study we report on the results of the evaluation. The survey contains analysis of files, interviews with clients, questioning of persons in charge as well as interviews with the experts who took part in the institution-overlapping treatment planning conferences. The results show that the majority of the clients, the persons in charge and the experts think that the treatment planning conferences are an important and necessary instrument. The cost-benefit ratio is mainly reasonable. Positive changes have been achieved for 80% of the clients. Within a short time the symptoms of two thirds of the clients have decreased. Above all a reduction of unemployment and with alcoholics a high rate of abstinence could be recorded. To increase acceptance and efficiency of the treatment planning conferences, this system must be developed further.
Schulz
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Institut für Psychologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig. Wolfgang.Schulz@tu-bs.de
Bittner-Lorenz
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy; D019090:Case Management; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003158:Community Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011634:Public Health