Service innovation: a virtual informal network of care to support a ‘lean’ therapeutic community in a new rural personality disorder service

Mike Rigby, Dale Ashman · 2008 · Psychiatric Bulletin

Summary. A rural personality disorder service in England created a virtual informal care network using internet messaging and chat rooms to support therapeutic community principles across a large mixed urban-rural catchment area. The system is inexpensive, easily transferable, and allows therapeutic work to continue with reduced in-person programming. This innovation demonstrates how virtual networks can expand access to community-based therapeutic services in rural areas.

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  journal = {Psychiatric Bulletin},
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  doi     = {10.1192/pb.bp.107.015628},
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DOI

10.1192/pb.bp.107.015628

Countries

United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

rural-healthcare, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28