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The influence of community‐based psychiatry in Copenhagen on the treatment of chronic psychoses
Author(s) -
Gjerris A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05869.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , social isolation , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , cohort , isolation (microbiology) , compliance (psychology) , medicine , drug treatment , clinical psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Several factors influence the outcome of prevention of relapse in patients with chronic psychoses ‐ mainly schizophrenia. A key word in the prophylactic treatment is compliance. Compliance is primarily related to drug treatment, but seen in a broader perspective it depends on the circumstances under which the treatment is offered. From 3 cohort investigations in Copenhagen mainly including patients with chronic psychoses, it seems as if community‐based psychiatry in Copenhagen possesses some of the ingredients ‐ high professional standard, continuity, care and support ‐that are considered to improve the outcome of treatment. However, suicidality and social isolation are some of the important areas that need further attention.