Determinants of the use of community‐based mental health services after mobile crisis team services: An empirical approach using the Cox proportional hazard model

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the determinants of people's use of community-based mental health services (CMHSs) after Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) intervention. The study integrated four local administrative records and selected 1,771 adults who received MCT intervention in 2008. The authors measured the length between the last day of crisis period and the first date of using CMHSs and used the Cox proportional hazard model to estimate its predictors. Of the sample, 44.2% used CMHSs within 30 days after MCT intervention. Cox proportional hazards model identifies predictors of using CMHSs such as clients' diagnosis, substance abuse issues, treatment history, and the interventions during the crisis period.