title: Continuity of care for people with non-psychotic disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Service users with non-psychotic disorders are rarely studied. How continuity of care functions for this group is unknown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare users of community mental health teams with non-psychotic disorders to those with psychotic disorders in terms of demographic and illness characteristics, continuity of care and clinical and social functioning.
  
  
  METHODS
  Service users with non-psychotic disorders (N = 98) were followed up for one year and compared to 180 service users with psychotic disorders. Continuity of care factors were tested for association with user, illness and service variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Service users with non-psychotic disorders experienced more care transitions, but there were no differences in team practices in relation to these two different groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The underlying concepts of continuity of care derived from users with psychotic disorders appear to be meaningful for users with non-psychotic disorders. Their greater likelihood of experiencing disruptive and distressing care transitions needs to be addressed.
authors.affiliation: St George's, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Catty
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: Zoe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lissouba
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molodynski
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom