Comparison 1. CMHT versus STANDARD CARE (all diagnoses).

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Death - medium term (up to 12 months)	3		Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 any cause	3	587	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.47 [0.17, 1.34]
1.2 suicide or suspicous circumstances	3	587	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.49 [0.11, 2.21]
1.3 due to ’physical’ ill health	3	587	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.13, 1.95]
2 Leaving study early - medium term (up to 12 months)	2	253	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.10 [0.68, 1.78]
3 Satisfaction with Service Questionnaire - Not satisfied - medium term (up to 12 months)	1	87	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.37 [0.18, 0.79]
4 Service use: 1. Admitted to hospital - medium term (up to 12 months)	3	587	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.81 [0.67, 0.97]
5 Service use: 2. Duration of psychiatric hospital admission - medium term (up to 12 months)			Other data	No numeric data
6 Service use: 3. Use of Accident and Emergency and general hospital - medium term (up to 12 months)	3	587	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.86 [0.66, 1.12]
7 Service use: 4. Contact with Primary Care - medium term (up to 12 months)	3	587	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.94 [0.80, 1.11]
8 Service use: 5. Contact with social services - medium term (up to 12 months)	2	255	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.76 [0.58, 1.01]
9 Mental state. Average endpoint scores - medium term (up to 12 months) (CPRS, high score = bad)			Other data	No numeric data
10 Social functioning. Police contacts - medium term (up to 12 months)	2	255	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.07 [1.08, 3.97]