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Moving assertive community treatment into standard practice.
Susan D. Phillips,Barbara J. Burns,Elizabeth R. Edgar,Kim T. Mueser,Karen W. Linkins,Robert A. Rosenheck,Robert E. Drake,Elizabeth C. McDonel Herr +7 more
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The assertive community treatment model of comprehensive community-based psychiatric care for persons with severe mental illness is described and issues pertaining to implementation of the model are discussed.Abstract:
This article describes the assertive community treatment model of comprehensive community-based psychiatric care for persons with severe mental illness and discusses issues pertaining to implementation of the model. The assertive community treatment model has been the subject of more than 25 randomized controlled trials. Research has shown that this type of program is effective in reducing hospitalization, is no more expensive than traditional care, and is more satisfactory to consumers and their families than standard care. Despite evidence of the efficacy of assertive community treatment, it is not uniformly available to the individuals who might benefit from it.read more
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Implementation research: a synthesis of the literature.
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Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
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Alternative to Mental Hospital Treatment: I. Conceptual Model, Treatment Program, and Clinical Evaluation
Leonard I. Stein,Mary Ann Test +1 more
TL;DR: Use of the community program for 14 months greatly reduced the need to hospitalize patients and enhanced the community tenure and adjustment of the experimental patients, and the results suggest that community programming should be comprehensive and ongoing.
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Translating Research Into Practice: The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) Treatment Recommendations
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Models of community care for severe mental illness : A review of research on case management
TL;DR: The findings in terms of the need for specialization of ACT or ICM teams to address social and vocational functioning and substance abuse are discussed, including evaluating implementation fidelity, exploring patient predictors of improvement, and evaluating the role of the helping alliance in mediating outcome.
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Assertive Community Treatment for People with Severe Mental Illness
TL;DR: The critical ingredients of the assertive community treatment (ACT) model for people with severe mental illness are described and the evidence regarding its effectiveness and cost effectiveness is reviewed.
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