[Psychiatric Facilities in Germany - Transparency and Structures].

OBJECTIVE

Description of the nationwide housing situation for severely mentally ill people (including substance dependencies).

METHODS

Nationwide quantitative survey using an online questionnaire on structural and process data of residential facilities. The survey was conducted as part of the "ZIPHER" study (coercive measures in the psychiatric help system - recording and reduction).

RESULTS

A response rate of 20 % was achieved, 11,881 open and 1,268 closed home places were recorded. The present results show that especially male people, who are 50 years of age and older and/or suffering from schizophrenia are living in the psychiatric housing facilities. Both the composition of staff members during the day and the presence of staff at night differ between the open and closed living contexts.

CONCLUSION

The first nationwide results refer to a lack of data in the field of inpatient housing facilities and the need for a regionally based social reporting.