Unit for women with schizophrenia in a community mental health service: Description of current and projected programs and quality evaluation measures

Introduction Women with schizophrenia require health interventions and safe spaces sufficiently different from those of men. Objectives To describe units in two mental outpatient services specialized the treatment women related disorders. Methods Two Spain projected to treat disorders - Community Mental Health Programs (CMHU Rambla, CMHU Sant Cugat) will be described. Recruitment, assessment, intervention, evaluation satisfaction measures characterized, need build-in safety precautions (policy/structural). Results Demographics:(Preliminary 2021 data on services). Patients attending (CMHU): 3,393. Forty-five per cent diagnosed severe illness. Schizophrenia disorders: 873 patients. 58% women. Staffing projected: 2 psychiatrists, nurses, 1 clinical psychologist, social workers. Physical structure: Safe for women/children. (offered currently planning stages): 1)Therapeutic Drug Monitoring/Adherence, 2)Individual/group patient/family sessions, 3)Perinatal (preconception, pregnancy, lactation, postpartum, parent training/support), 4)Collaborative programs (primary care, medical specialties especially obstetrics/gynecology endocrinology, trauma specialists, addiction experts), 5)prevention/intervention suicide risk, 6)social (single mothers, family issues, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation) 7)home-based services, 8)peer support, 9)physical activity, 10)psychoeducation patients families. Planned quality measures: diagnostic assessment (reliability, long-term validity);regular effectiveness (individualization plans, adverse effects drugs, screening metabolic syndrome/ physical health, psychoeducation (individual/group) suicidal ideation global functioning. Conclusions Specific represent an important resource improve patient well-being offer care leading individual recovery. Disclosure Interest None Declared