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Table 1 Description of participating teams

From: Decision making on (dis)continuation of long-term treatment in mental health services is an interpersonal negotiation rather than an objective process: qualitative study

 

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Mental health service

1

2

2

3

Target group (diagnosis)

Mood disorders

Personality disorders

Personality disorders

Long term substance use disorders

Treatment duration

1–2 years

1–2 years

1–2 years

unlimited

Team age range

29–60

30–64

40–60

30–63

Team size

9

10

7

15

Number of conferences observed

6

11

6

6

Team compositiona

Psychologist/psychotherapist

1

6

3

1

Psychiatrist

1

1

1

1

Physician/doctor

3

1

 

1

(Community) Mental health nurse/nurse practitioner

3

2

3

3

Social worker

1

  

5

Other (e.g. occupational therapist, expert by experience)

   

4

  1. ateam composition varied due to random variation (teams 1–3), and to type of treatment offered by an outreach team (team 4), usually consisting of more nurses, social workers and others, and fewer psychologists