Abstract
The project run in Ghana by the South West London and St George’s Mental Health National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Challenges Worldwide, is a good model for developing opportunities for UK psychiatrists to practise in low- and middle-income countries (
Highlights
The views of patients and carers are important when developing new services
The actual data obtained by Dibben et al will be useful in countering recent suggestions from crisis specialists that their services should be expanded to include older adults (Cooper et al, 2007)
Our study showed that carers showed a trend towards greater satisfaction with the CRHTT compared with hospital admission
Summary
The views of patients and carers are important when developing new services. Our study showed that carers showed a trend towards greater satisfaction with the CRHTT compared with hospital admission. The actual data obtained by Dibben et al will be useful in countering recent suggestions from crisis specialists that their services should be expanded to include older adults (Cooper et al, 2007).
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