Table 1 Participants’ mental health problems, life situation and use of services relevant to recoverya
From: Continuity of care as experienced by mental health service users - a qualitative study
P | Mental health problem (T0) | Life situation (T0 and T1) | Use of health, social or employment services (T0 and T1) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chronic bodily pains | Married | First time outpatient in mental health services (T0) |
| Â | Fatigue | Part-time job | GP |
| Â | Â | Â | Work assessment allowance from the Labour and Welfare Administration Has requested disability pension from the Labour and Welfare Administration (T1) |
2 | Social anxiety | Co-habiting | Previously used child and adolescent psychiatric services and child protection services |
| Â | Periods of extensive cannabis use | Not employed | First time mental health ambulatory team |
| Â | Â | Â | GP |
Somatic specialist services | |||
Financial support from the Labour and Welfare Administration | |||
3 | Depression | Single | Previously used child and adolescent psychiatric services |
| Â | Anxiety | Completed secondary education | First time outpatient in mental health services (T0) |
| Â | Â | Not employed | GP |
4 | Bipolar type II | Married | Private psychiatrist |
| Â | Periods of high alcohol intake | Full-time job | First time outpatient in mental health services (T0) |
| Â | Â | Â | GP |
5 | Depression | Married | First time outpatient in mental health services (T0) |
| Â | Â | Full-time job | GP |
6 | Substance and alcohol abuse | Living with parent | Previously used mental health and addiction services |
| Â | Social anxiety | Not employed | Several previous hospitalisations in mental health services |
| Â | Depression | Working at the church charity centre (T1) | Ambulatory mental health team |
| Â | Â | Â | GP |
Somatic specialist services | |||
Financial support from the Labour and Welfare Administration | |||
7b | Depression | Living with parents | First time ambulatory mental health team (T0) |
| Â | Anxiety | Full-time job | GP |
| Â | Previous periods of daily cannabis use | Previously unemployed | Â |
8 | Psychotic episodes | Living alone | Inpatient services (T0) |
| Â | Â | Higher education partly completed | Several past hospitalisations in mental health services |
Not employed (T0) | GP | ||
Part time employment (T1) | Financial support from the Labour and Welfare Administration | ||
9b | Alcohol abuse | Living alone | Many previous hospitalisations in mental health services |
| Â | Social anxiety | Previous full-time job | Regular visits by community mental health nurse |
| Â | Depression | Not employed | Â |
10 | Depression | Single | Outpatient services (T0) |
| Â | Delusions | Living with parents (T0) | One previous hospitalisation in mental health services |
| Â | Â | Has his own apartment (T1) | GP |
Unemployed (T0) | Somatic specialist services | ||
Full-time job (T1) | After T0 job course and supported employment via the Labour and Welfare Administration |