Psychiatric-Psychotherapeutic Care in Crisis: Results of the LeiP#Netz Pilot Project

Objective Analysis of psychiatric-psychotherapeutic crisis services in the Leipzig Psychiatry Network (LeiP#netz), assigning the services to the functional areas of the FBM according to Steinhart and Wienberg.Methods A standardized survey of crisis care was conducted using the functions "complex outpatient treatment ", "access to acute psychotherapy in crisis ", and "24 h complex, intensive treatment " by means of facility-related and function-related instruments.Results A total of 31 measures were recorded for the three functions. All crisis care services were highly utilized; in up to one-third of cases, no services could be provided when demand was requested. Services that do not require registration or offer 24/7 care are available at very low levels.Conclusion Crisis care services for severely mentally ill people are available in various constellations in the study region. Low-threshold 24/7 crisis services need to be expanded.