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Quality of life and service utilisation of psychotic patients in south London: the PRISM study
- Authors:
- CLARKSON Paul, McCRONE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(1), February 1998, pp.71-80.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Quality of Life (QQL) measures are being used increasingly in the assessment of outcomes in community services for the mentally ill. This article presents evaluations made by an epidemiologically representative group of psychotic patients in South London concerning their quality of life while receiving a comprehensive range of community care services. Results indicate differences in patients' evaluations of quality of life according to specific services used.
The Camberwell Assessment of Need: comparison of assessments by staff and patients in an inner-city and a semi-rural community area
- Authors:
- NAJIM Hellme, McCRONE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 29(1), January 2005, pp.13-17.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim of the study was to examine the association between the assessment of need by staff and by severely mentally ill patients using the Camberwell Assessment of Need in a semi-rural setting (Maidstone, n=50) and an inner-city area (Camberwell, n=127). Staff and patients were interviewed separately. We specifically examined differences in the total number of needs between Camberwell and Maidstone, differences in the number of unmet needs and differences in the level of agreement between staff and service users. Patients in Maidstone had fewer needs than those in Camberwell according to both staff (4.9 v. 5.8) and patients (4.2 v. 6.3), fewer unmet needs rated (staff, 1.1 v.1.5; patients, 1.0 v.1.9) and a greater level of concordance between staff and patients. The needs of severely mentally ill patients were greater in the innercity area compared with the semi-rural one. The fact that agreement between staff and service users was less in the inner-city area also suggests that more stable staff-patient relationships existed in the rural area.
Credit where credit's due
- Authors:
- McCRONE Paul, THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.9.97, 1997, p.23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many people with mental health problems do not claim their full entitlement to benefits. The authors explain how computerised assessment helped identify the problem.