TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Suicide under crisis resolution home treatment - a key setting for patient safety JO - BJPsych bulletin A1 - Hunt, Isabelle M. A1 - Appleby, Louis A1 - Kapur, Nav SP - 172 EP - 174 VL - 40 IS - 4 N2 - Recent years have seen a substantial increase in the use of crisis resolution home treatment (CRHT) teams as an alternative to psychiatric in-patient admission. We discuss the functions of these services and their effectiveness. Our research suggests high rates of suicide in patients under CRHT. Specific strategies need to be developed to improve patient safety in this setting.

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LA - en SN - 2056-4694 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.051227 ID - ref1 ER -