Evaluation of intensive community care services for young people with psychiatric emergencies: study protocol for a multi-centre parallel-group, single-blinded randomized controlled trial with an internal pilot phase
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Thilipan Thaventhiran, Ben Hoi-Ching Wong, Izabela Pilecka, Saba Masood, Opeyemi Atanda, Joe Clacey, Jovanka Tolmac, Leon Wehncke, Liana Romaniuk, Margaret Heslin, Emma Tassie, Petrina Chu, Rhys Bevan-Jones, Ruth Woolhouse, Tauseef Mahdi, Veronika Beatrice Dobler, Mandy Wait, Paula Reavey, Sabine Landau, Sarah Byford, Toby Zundel & Dennis Ougrin
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22-Feb-24
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Journal Article
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Mental Health
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Over 3000 young people under the age of 18 are admitted to Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient units across the UK each year. The average length of hospital stay for young people across all psychiatric units in the UK is 120 days. Research is needed to identify the most effective and efficient ways to care for young people (YP) with psychiatric emergencies. This study aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of intensive community care service (ICCS) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for young people with psychiatric emergencies.
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Trials 25, 141 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07974-5
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Trials
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25
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1