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An observational comparison of FACT and ACT in the Netherlands and the US

Authors: Koen Westen, Patrick Boyle, Hans Kroon

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2022

Abstract

Background

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a well-defined service delivery model for the care and treatment of the most severely mentally ill in the community with American origins. The Dutch have adapted the model in order to accommodate a broader range of needs and allow more flexible implementation. Functional Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) provides the intensity of care needed to help participants sustain life in the community as well as continuity of care over time for many vulnerable client populations.

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Title: An observational comparison of FACT and ACT in the Netherlands and the US
Authors: Koen Westen
Patrick Boyle
Hans Kroon
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Care
Published in: BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03927-x

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