LeiP#netz - Leipziger Psychiatrie Netzwerk A Pilot Project to Implement the Functional Basic Model by Steinhart and Wienberg in a Defined Psychiatric Care Region

Background The functional basic model (Steinhart, Wienberg) offers the theoretic ground for a pilot project which emphasis on outpatient treatment in psychiatric care. Methods The following subgoals were pursued a) networking with providers/institutions/actors located in the study region; (b) evaluation of the offered services for the purpose of mapping psychosocial care. Consequently, a project-based survey instrument was developed and applied for the survey of all care providers. Result Merging and networking of all actors was started successfully. All services needed for psychiatric care of severe mentally ill people are provided in the study region. While counselling and prevention tend to be well-maintained structures, there is a lack of access to low-threshold care such as crisis management, retreats alternatives to hospitals and assertive multi-professional complex treatment.

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The study focuses on the functional basic model and aims to network and evaluate the psychiatric care services in the study region. The results show successful merging and networking of all actors. While counseling and prevention are well-maintained structures, there is a lack of low-threshold care options such as crisis management, retreats alternatives to hospitals, and assertive multi-professional complex treatment.