From good intentions to real life: introducing crisis resolution teams in Norway.
In Norway, as in most western countries, the adult services for people experiencing mental health problems have gone through major changes over the last decades. A report submitted to the Norwegian Parliament in 1997 summarized several areas of improvement in the provision of mental health-care to its population, and led to the introduction of a national mental health programme in 1998 for its implementation to be completed by 2008. The most significant recent development in Norway is 'Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment' (CRHT) teams that provide an alternative to acute hospital care services. The major aim of this study is to explore an emerging form of community mental health-care, and present a framework for establishment and examination of CRHT teams applying the user perspectives. An illustration of user experiences in an already established CRHT team provides a background for understanding implications of this form of service in relation to service users' needs in acute crises.
Karlsson
Bengt
B
Department of Health Sciences, University College of Buskerud, Kongsberg, Norway. bengt.karlsson@hibu.no
Borg
Marit
M
Kim
Hesook Suzie
HS
D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009664:Norway; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction