title: An Acute Recovery Unit: the first 18 months.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a new type of acute inpatient unit, the Acute Recovery Unit, at the Concord Centre for Mental Health, Sydney and to report patient characteristics and outcome data for the first 18 months of operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The mission, values, principles of care and operation of the Acute Recovery Unit are presented, including the lessons from a review of the first 18 months of operation. The specialist assessment procedure, academic detailing and range of specialist interventions are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical outcome measures including the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale, Multidimensional Incomplete Recovery - Clinical Global Index and community tenure time post-discharge are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Acute Recovery Unit is an important component of the range of services required at a regional level to respond to those who will develop treatment refractory mental illness.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Services, Sydney Local Health District, and Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. nick.oconnor@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulley
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snars
authors.forename: Prehya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jhita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016730:Program Development; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*