Housing services for people with mental disorders in England: patient characteristics, care provision and costs.

Background And Aims: Since de-institutionalisation, housing services have taken a central role in the care of patients with severe mental illness. Yet, little is known about the characteristics of patients in different housing services, what care they receive, and what costs are generated. This study aimed to assess patient characteristics, care provision and costs in different types of housing services in England.

How to select representative geographical areas in mental health service research: a method to combine different selection criteria.

Background: Mental health service research can require the selection of representative geographical areas for data collection. This study designed and tested a new method of combining different relevant selection criteria within the context of a survey of housing services for people with mental health disorders in England.

Methods: Six criteria were considered relevant to select areas for the survey: deprivation, urban-ness, provision of community mental health care, residential care provision, total mental health care spend and pressure on housing generally.

Patient-reported outcomes in schizophrenia.

Background: Patient-reported outcomes are increasingly used to evaluate the care of people with schizophrenia.

Aims: To review established and emerging patient-reported outcomes in schizophrenia research, assessmenttools and key findings.

Method: A non-systematic review addressing relevant constructs, the associated scales and key empirical findings.