TY - JOUR
T1 - A strengths-based case management service for people with serious mental illness in Israel
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Gelkopf, Marc
AU - Lapid, Liron
AU - Werbeloff, Nomi
AU - Levine, Stephen Z.
AU - Telem, Adi
AU - Zisman-Ilani, Yaara
AU - Roe, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Case management services for people with serious mental illness are generally found to be effective, but controlled and randomized studies assessing such services are scarce. The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of a new strengths-based case management (SBCM) service in Israel, using a randomized controlled approach. The sample consisted of 1276 individuals with serious mental illness, who consume psychiatric rehabilitation services (PRS) in the community, and were randomly assigned to receive or not to receive the SBCM service in addition to treatment-as-usual PRS. Quality of life, goal setting and attainment, unmet needs, self-efficacy, interpersonal relationships, symptom severity, and service utilization were assessed by clients at onset and after 20 months. Results show that SBCM participants improved in self-efficacy, unmet needs, and general quality of life, and set more goals than the control group. SBCM participants also consumed fewer services at follow-up. Results suggest that SBCM services are effective in helping individuals with serious mental illness set personal goals and use PRS in a better and more focused manner.
AB - Case management services for people with serious mental illness are generally found to be effective, but controlled and randomized studies assessing such services are scarce. The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of a new strengths-based case management (SBCM) service in Israel, using a randomized controlled approach. The sample consisted of 1276 individuals with serious mental illness, who consume psychiatric rehabilitation services (PRS) in the community, and were randomly assigned to receive or not to receive the SBCM service in addition to treatment-as-usual PRS. Quality of life, goal setting and attainment, unmet needs, self-efficacy, interpersonal relationships, symptom severity, and service utilization were assessed by clients at onset and after 20 months. Results show that SBCM participants improved in self-efficacy, unmet needs, and general quality of life, and set more goals than the control group. SBCM participants also consumed fewer services at follow-up. Results suggest that SBCM services are effective in helping individuals with serious mental illness set personal goals and use PRS in a better and more focused manner.
KW - Outcome assessment
KW - Psychiatric rehabilitation services
KW - Strengths-based model
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.106
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.106
M3 - Article
C2 - 27179184
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 241
SP - 182
EP - 189
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
ER -