Between 2001 and 2004 there was a rapid expansion in the number of intensive home treatment teams in England. A national network of assertive community
open+all+hours This study is of interest for numerous reasons. Its development was specifically linked to bed closures and it is the first study to demonstrate
Impact of an intensive home treatment team and assertive community treatment team Newcastle UK 2007 This is one of two naturalistic studies of home treatment
This is a naturalistic study of the changes in admission rates following introduction of an intensive home treatment team in Leeds UK. The service opened
The conclusions from this economic evaluation were that intensive home treatment appeared to reduce the costs compared to usual care, but the amount was not
South Islington Non-Randomized Trial This is a comparison of admission rates and bed days before an intensive home treatment service was established and after–a quasi-experimental
Economic evaluation of a crisis resolution service: A randomised controlled trial 1Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College
This randomized controlled trial by Sonia Johnson is the latest study and is noteworthy for three reasons. It is the highest quality study; it pits intensive