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Olive Tree community treatment centre for individuals with personality disorder: naturalistic service evaluation
- Authors:
- PRETORIUS Johannes L., ALBENIZ Alberto, BROOME Matthew
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatrist (The), 34(1), January 2010, pp.12-20.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Community based treatment for an individual with personality disorder is a rapidly developing field. This study, from the Olive Tree community treatment centre for individuals with personality disorder, created by the Coventry Primary Care Trust, reports on the effectiveness of one such community based approach. Examining the referral pathways of all clients between January 2005 and April 2008, including the mean days spent in this unit, the days spent in a psychiatric hospital before and after admission to the unit, and the results of changes in the rating scales that are routinely used, this paper outlines the methods employed to routinely reduce the number of in-patient beds in use and shows a small but significant improvement of most psychometric test results. Using a graphical presentation of the referral pathway, and presenting statistical evidence for the positive benefit the authors conclude that the data presented in the study provides further evidence for the effectiveness of community treatment for individuals with personality disorder.