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The crisis team as part of comprehensive local services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Dominic Beer ,
Susan Cope ,
Janet Smith  and
Roger Smith
Dominic Beer
Affiliation:
Bexley Hospital, Kent; Mental Health Advice Centre, Lewisham
Susan Cope*
Affiliation:
Mental Health Advice Centre, 1 Southbrook Road, London SE12 8LH
Janet Smith
Affiliation:
Mental Health Advice Centre
Roger Smith
Affiliation:
Mental Health Advice Centre
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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An attempt to categorise the nature of the work done by an inner city crisis intervention service (CIS) which is part of a comprehensive community mental health service is described. The work of the CIS as it relates to models of crisis intervention recognised in the literature is outlined. The role of this CIS in providing additional intermittent support to individuals receiving long-term community care is commended.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 10 , October 1995 , pp. 616 - 619
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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