Perspectives on Coordinating Health Services for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness - A Qualitative Study.
Jorunn Nærland SkjærpeInge JoaElisabeth WillumsenWenche Ten Velden HegelstadTatiana Aleksandrovna IakovlevaMarianne StormPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2022)
Professionals employed in municipal health and care services coordinate health services to ensure proper and coordinated follow-up of the healthcare needs of individuals with SMI by ensuring housing services and access to the required healthcare. Measures taken when deterioration occurs include monitoring symptoms, use of emergency psychiatric care plans, emergency room contacts, or inpatient care.