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Abstract
Kwai Chung Hospital has undergone the deinstitutionalisation process with a number of projects, beginning with a pilot to test the case management model and psycho-education for the care of people with chronic mental illness, followed by a RCT (randomised control trial) study which confirmed the efficacy of case management, and the Intervention for Frequent Readmitters project which confirmed the efficacy of assertive community treatment for a group of patients who had problems living in the community. Since 2010, the hospital has adopted the recovery movement that involves shifting its paradigm, altering its environment, training staff, and developing recovery practices and peer support for the betterment of living for the people it serves.
Acknowledgements
The Deinstitutionalisation project was funded by project number S111015 of the Hospital Service Research Committee Grant of the Health and Welfare Bureau, Hong Kong Government, 2013.
The Intervention for Frequent Readmitters project was funded by project number SMH-39 of the Commissioned Research on Mental Health Policy Services Grant, Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong Government 2009.
The Exiters project was funded by the resource allocation exercise of the Hospital Authority.
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Notes on contributors
Chi Chiu Lee
Chi Chiu Lee, Consultant Psychiatrist, Kwai Chung Hospital.
Glendy Ip
Glendy Ip, Nurse Consultant (Community Psychiatry), Kwai Chung Hospital.
Menza Chu
Menza Chu, Occupational Therapist I, Kwai Chung Hospital.
Tak Lam Lo
Tak Lam Lo, Hospital Chief Executive, Kwai Chung Hospital.
Yee Chiu Ip
Yee Chiu Ip, Department Manager (Occupational Therapy), Kwai Chung Hospital.