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Table 1 Service types included in the analysis of technical performance according to DESDE-LTC [32]

From: Impact of the workforce allocation on the technical performance of mental health services: the collective case of Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)

Main type of care

DESDE-LTC code

Type of facilities

Residential care

Acute, hospital, 24 h physician cover, high intensity care (R1)

General hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and other specialized hospitals

Acute, hospital, 24-h physician cover, medium intensity care (R2)

Non-acute, non-hospital, non-24-h physician cover, time limited, daily support (R9)

Residences, houses and therapeutic communities with various levels of support

Non-acute, non-hospital, non-24-h physician cover, indefinite stay, 24-h support (R11)

Non-acute, non-hospital, non-24-h physician cover, indefinite stay, daily support (R12)

Non-acute, non-hospital, non-24-h physician cover, indefinite stay, lower support (R13)

Outpatient care

Non-acute, non-mobile, high intensity (O8)

Community mental health teams, outpatient psychiatric clinics and single-handed psychiatrists and psychologists

Non-acute, non-mobile, medium intensity (O9)

Non-acute, non-mobile, low intensity (O10)