A Treatment Model for Young Adults with Severe Mental Disorders in a Community Mental Health Center: The Crisalide Project and the Potential Space
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Transition to adult mental health services (TSMREE/CSM 17–19);
- Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Assistance Pathways for Young Adults (PDTA-YA);
- High-intensity treatment center for young adults “Argolab2 Potential Space”.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Transition to Adult Mental Health Services (TSMREE/CSM 17–19)
2.2. Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Assistance Pathways for Young Adults (PDTA-YA)
- Aged between 18 and 30 years;
- Absence of moderate or severe mental retardation;
- Exclusion of organic psychoses;
- Absence of substance addiction;
- Fulfillment of the criteria for one of the following ICD-9 diagnoses: (1) schizophrenia spectrum disorders; (2) affective psychosis, and (3) severe personality disorders.
2.3. High-Intensity Treatment Center for Young Adults “Argolab2 Potential Space”
3. Results
3.1. Transition to Adult Mental Health Services (TSMREE/CSM 17–19)
3.2. Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Assistance Pathways for Young Adults (PDTA-YA)
3.3. High-Intensity Treatment Center for Young Adults “Argolab2 Potential Space”
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Referrals from TSMREE | CSM | TSMREE/CSM | Referrals to Other Services | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostic Group | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Affective psychosis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Severe personality disorders | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Common mental disorders | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Other disorders | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
No psychiatric disorder | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown diagnosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
% | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 46.2 | 66.7 | 0 | 30.7 | 8.3 | 0 | 23.1 | 25 |
Mean age | 19 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
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Grasso, M.; Giammetta, R.; Gabriele, G.; Mazza, M.; Caroppo, E. A Treatment Model for Young Adults with Severe Mental Disorders in a Community Mental Health Center: The Crisalide Project and the Potential Space. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 15252. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215252
Grasso M, Giammetta R, Gabriele G, Mazza M, Caroppo E. A Treatment Model for Young Adults with Severe Mental Disorders in a Community Mental Health Center: The Crisalide Project and the Potential Space. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(22):15252. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215252
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrasso, Maria, Rosalia Giammetta, Giuseppina Gabriele, Marianna Mazza, and Emanuele Caroppo. 2022. "A Treatment Model for Young Adults with Severe Mental Disorders in a Community Mental Health Center: The Crisalide Project and the Potential Space" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22: 15252. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215252