2007
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-006-9078-z
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Estimating the Prevalence of Severe Mental Illness in Mental Health Services in Lombardy (Italy)

Abstract: Although many countries' policies give Severe Mental Illness (SMI) priority inside Mental Health Services, researches assessing the prevalence of SMI in Mental Health Services according to operational criteria are still few. The aim of this is paper is to define annual SMI treated prevalence, describing socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, patterns of care and treatment costs of SMI and non-SMI patients. SMI prevalence in 10 Departments of Mental Health of the Lombardy Region (Italy) was assessed in… Show more

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“…This is in agreement with an Italian study in which 72% of SMI patients (defined using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales) were diagnosed with schizophrenic disorders or affective disorders [22]. …”
Section: Subjects and Prevalencesupporting
confidence: 92%
“…This is in agreement with an Italian study in which 72% of SMI patients (defined using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales) were diagnosed with schizophrenic disorders or affective disorders [22]. …”
Section: Subjects and Prevalencesupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Ruggeri et al, 2000;Parabiaghi et al, 2006). When including all mental disorders, the population prevalence of SMI is estimated at 1.34-3.01% in developed countries (Kessler et al, 2001;Lora et al, 2007;Ruggeri et al, 2000), and at 1.9% in the Netherlands (Delespaul et al, 2013). A substantial part of these patients do not receive mental health care, estimated at 35-50% in developed countries with large cross-national variation (Demyttenaere et al, 2004).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, new Belgian guidelines advise FACT as the standard mode of treatment delivery for SMI patients (SCEM Conference Services, 2011). In Italy, clinical principles comparable to those underlying FACT (outpatient treatment and case management) are guiding treatment delivery (Lora et al 2007, Grigoletti et al 2010). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%