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Drayton Park, an alternative to hospital admission for women in acute mental health crisis

Waterlow Unit, Highgate Hill, London

Shirley McNicholas, Project Manager

32 Drayton Park, London N5 1PB

Sonia Johnson, Senior Lecturer

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London

AIMS AND METHOD

To describe Drayton Park, the first women-only residential mental health crisis facility in the UK and to investigate whether it is succeeding in its remit of providing a viable alternative to hospital admission. We randomly selected case files from 100 women admitted to Drayton Park since its opening and examined variables including demographic details, the reasons for referral, diagnosis and the source of referral.

RESULTS

Our findings show that the service is able to respond quickly to referrals and appears to be functioning safely. The women admitted have a relatively short length of stay, half suffer from depressive episodes and one-third have a relapse of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

This project appears to be succeeding in providing a safe alternative to hospital admission for women with severe and enduring mental health problems.

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