title: [Home treatment: systematic review and implementation in Germany].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report about existing evidence of effectiveness of home treatment for severely mentally ill adults and implementation in Germany.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic electronic and manual literature search.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to standard care, home treatment was equally or more efficacious with respect to general state of health and mental health. Home treatment was superior with regard to other outcomes. So far, implementation in Germany is limited.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Home treatment can be seen as an effective addition to existing approaches of psychiatric care. It may be cost-effective also in Germany. Reasons for limited implementation in routine care are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Uta.Guehne@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gühne
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinmann
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Esra-Sultan
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Atav
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Steffi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riedel-Heller
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005858:Germany; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000191:economics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012931:Social Environment