Emergency Linkage to Outpatient Psychiatric Services

NCT00278811 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-10-22

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different kinds of follow-up care and their effects on psychiatric service use and psychological well-being. This randomized, controlled trial of subjects discharged from the psychiatric emergency services to outpatient care receive traditional hospital-based outpatient clinic referrals (treatment as usual) or appointments for community-based follow-up by a mobile crisis team.

Conditions

  • Emergency Services, Psychiatric

Interventions

PROCEDURE

mobile crisis team

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Glenn W. Currier, M.D., M.P.H. · University of Rochester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-04-30
Primary Completion
2006-03-31
Completion
2006-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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