Publications by authors named "Matthias Schuetzwohl"
The network for mental health (NWpG = Netzwerk psychische Gesundheit) is an umbrella association for non-medical community mental health care facilities across Germany which are enabled to provide multi-professional mental health care packages including medical and psychosocial services reimbursed by German statutory health insurances since 2009. The aim of this study is to analyse the cost-effectiveness of providing NWpG mental health care packages plus treatment as usual (NWpG) to treatment as usual alone (TAU) in Germany. In a prospective, multicenter, controlled trial over 18 months, a total of 511 patients (NWpG = 251; TAU = 260) were observed in five regions, four times at six-month intervals.
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- Legislation and practices for involuntary hospital admission vary greatly across European countries, but their impact on outcomes hasn’t been thoroughly examined.
- A study involving 2,326 patients across 11 countries aimed to gather patients' perceptions of their admissions within a week, with follow-ups one and three months later.
- Results showed that a significant percentage of patients felt their admission was justified, with variations between countries, and factors like gender, living situation, and diagnosis influenced their views.
- The findings suggest that differences in laws and practices could affect patient outcomes, highlighting the need for policy improvements in countries with less favorable results.