Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 1-2, Pages 135-144Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-008-9180-1
Keywords
serious mental illness; consumer-managed services; recovery; mutual help; randomized trial
Funding
- NIAAA NIH HHS [P30 AA005595, P30 AA005595-28] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R18 MH51339] Funding Source: Medline
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This experiment compared the effectiveness of an unlocked, mental health consumer-managed, crisis residential program (CRP) to a locked, inpatient psychiatric facility (LIPF) for adults civilly committed for severe psychiatric problems. Following screening and informed consent, participants (n = 393) were randomized to the CRP or the LIPF and interviewed at baseline and at 30-day, 6-month, and 1-year post admission. Outcomes were costs, level of functioning, psychiatric symptoms, self-esteem, enrichment, and service satisfaction. Treatment outcomes were compared using hierarchical linear models. Participants in the CRP experienced significantly greater improvement on interviewer-rated and self-reported psychopathology than did participants in the LIPF condition; service satisfaction was dramatically higher in the CRP condition. CRP-style facilities are a viable alternative to psychiatric hospitalization for many individuals facing civil commitment.
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