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The needs for care assessment – a longitudinal approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Denis O'Leary  and
Marcus Webb
Denis O'Leary*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Addenbrooke's Hospital Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ
Marcus Webb
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Dublin, Trinity College, St James' Hospital Dublin 8, Ireland
*
∗Correspondence
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This report describes the use of the needs for care assessment (NFCA) in measuring symptom and social function in patients with long-term mental Illness. The schedule recommends specific care interventions and these were implemented where appropriate. The problem status of the patients was reassessed using the needs for care schedule after the interventions had been offered and tried. The recommended care items were within the compass of our rehabilitation service, were rarely refused by the patients and there was an improvement in symptom and social function. These findings provide some validation for the concept of unmet need.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , March 1996 , pp. 134 - 136
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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