title: [Joint crisis plans in psychiatry].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To give an overview about definitions, practice and effects of joint crisis plans in psychiatry.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different types of joint crisis plans have been emerging within the last decade mostly in North America and Great Britain. So far, scientific literature stems nearly exclusively from those countries. There is evidence from one RCT that joint crisis plans can reduce involuntary hospitalisation and involuntary treatment. In Germany, joint crisis plans are increasingly in use, but legal regulations do not exist and research is missing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Joint crisis plans are considered as a useful instrument by service users and some professionals. Research is needed on target groups, acceptance, implementation strategies, and outcomes in Germany.
authors.affiliation: ZfP Die Weissenau, Ravensburg. raul.borbe@zfp-weissenau.de
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borbé
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Steinert
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D002170:Canada; D003068:Coercion; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014481:United States