[Joint crisis plans in mental health hospitals-Real practice in an association of psychiatric hospitals].

Background: Joint crisis plans (JCPs) are offered in many psychiatric hospitals, but patients only rarely make use of them.

Objective: To assess the rates of JCPs among inpatients of mental health hospitals and to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients who make use of a JCP.

Material And Methods: We carried out a retrospective analysis of routine data from the statistical database/basis documentation of the LVR hospital association, which consists of nine psychiatric hospitals.