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The British Journal of Psychiatry 173: 391-398 (1998)
© 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Utilisation and costs of community mental health services. PRiSM Psychosis Study. 5

P McCrone, G Thornicroft, M Phelan, F Holloway, T Wykes and S Johnson
Section of Community Psychiatry (PRiSM), Institute of Psychiatry, London. spjupmc@iop.bpmf.ac.uk

BACKGROUND: The costs and the effectiveness of mental health services need to be evaluated if provision is to be efficient. Service use and costs are described for two geographical areas in south London. METHOD: Service use was measured comprehensively for clients in both sectors for two six-month time periods using the Client Service Receipt Interview. This information was combined with unit costs to calculate service costs. The 'hidden' costs of informal care and unsupported accommodation were also calculated. RESULTS: At baseline significantly more intensive sector clients had in-patient stays but by the follow-up this difference had disappeared. There was significantly more use of supported accommodation in the intensive sector during both time periods. Baseline and follow-up total service costs were significantly higher for the intensive sector. Costs were spread disproportionately and a small number of services accounted for a large proportion of cost. CONCLUSIONS: While the cost at Time 2 was significantly greater in the intensive sector, this was largely due to the high use of supported accommodation. There was some convergence in cost between the sectors over time.


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