Study (Country) | Type(s) of Mental Illness | Number of Participants | Type of Study (Type of Setting) | Quality Assessment |
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Allen et al 1985 (USA) | Chronic and severe psychiatric disturbances | 37 | Cross-sectional study (long-term hospital unit) | 9/14 |
Berger 2006 (Canada) | Not specified | 46 patients 17 staff | Cross-sectional study (inpatient and outpatient settings) | 5/14 |
Catty 2004 (UK) | Not specified | Not specified | Descriptive review (setting not specified) | 6/14 |
Clarkin et al. 1987 (USA) | Schizophrenia, personality disorder, affective disorder, acute illness | 96 | Cross-sectional study (inpatient setting) | 7/14 |
Fakhoury et al. 2005 (UK) | Schizophrenia or related psychotic disorder | 41 patients 39 staff | Cross-sectional study (supported housing) | 5/5; 9/14 |
Gehrs & Goering 1994 (Canada) | Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder | 22 client-therapist dyads | Case-control study (continuing care) | 9/14 |
Gigantesco et al. 2002 (Italy) | Not specified | 855 patients 265 relatives | Cross-sectional study (inpatient and outpatient settings) | 9/14 |
Hellzén 2004 (Sweden) | Long-term mental illness | 32 | Focus group (psychiatric group dwellings) | 4/5 |
Howgego et al. 2003 (USA) | Not specified | 533 patients 131 case managers/therapists | Systematic review & meta-analysis (2 meta-analyses & 7 studies) (inpatient and outpatient settings) | 12/14 |
Johansson & Eklund 2004 (Sweden) | Minority schizophrenia | 61 | Cross-sectional study (psychiatric inpatient ward) | 8/14 |
McCabe et al. 1999 (UK) | Schizophrenia | 258 | Cohort study (psychiatric hospital) | 9/14 |
McCabe & Priebe 2004 (UK) | Severe mental illness | 2055 | Descriptive review (setting not specified) | 7/14 |
Mueser et al. 2002 (USA) | Serious mental illness | 3,079 | Descriptive review (inpatient and outpatient settings) | 6/14 |
Snyder et al.1995 (USA) | Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder | 15 care home operators 30 patients | Case-control study (residential care homes) | 8/14 |