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The British Journal of Psychiatry (2008) 193: 4-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.048926
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EDITORIALS

Clinical pathways in psychiatry

Sara E. Evans-Lacko, MHS, PhD, Manuela Jarrett, RMN, MSc, Paul McCrone, MSc, PhD and Graham Thornicroft, MSc PhD

Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK

Correspondence: Graham Thornicroft, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Email: g.thornicroft{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk

Declaration of interest

S.E-L., M.J. and P.M. received financial support from the National Health Service London in the writing of this editorial.

Sara Evans-Lacko is a postdoctoral research fellow, Manuela Jarrett is a research worker and Paul McCrone is a reader in health economics at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. Graham Thornicroft (pictured) is Professor of Community Psychiatry and Head of the Health Service and Population Research Department at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. He is a consultant psychiatrist and Director of Research and Development at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

This editorial summarises the literature on the use of care pathways in psychiatry. Further, it considers the case-mix clusters used in care pathways in relation to health service financial tariff and currency systems, and also reviews the evidence for the effectiveness of clinical pathways.


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