Decentralization matters – Differently organized mental health services relationship to staff competence and treatment practice: the VELO study

• Published in: International Journal of Mental Health Systems
• Main Authors: Molvik Stian, Olstad Reidun, Myklebust Lars H, Bjorbekkmo Svein, Nymann Asle, Sørgaard Knut
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2009
• Subjects: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; RC321-571; Norway; Vesterålen; Nordland; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-3-9; https://doaj.org/article/349b5d890ef946078d12f3498734eb59

Abstract Background The VELO study is a comparative study of two Community Mental Health Centres (CMHC) in Northern Norway. The CMHCs are organized differently: one has no local inpatient unit, the other has three. Both CMHCs use the Central Mental Hospital situated rather far away for compulsory an...