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01-02-2008 | Community Psychiatric Practice

Are Assertive Community Treatment and Recovery Compatible? Commentary on “ACT and Recovery: Integrating Evidence-based Practice and Recovery Orientation on Assertive Community Treatment Teams”

Authors: Robert E. Drake, Patricia E. Deegan

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 1/2008

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Congratulations to Salyers and Tsemberis (2007) for tackling the details of a difficult issue and making several positive and timely recommendations. Their suggestions should influence the current process of revising the assertive community treatment (ACT) fidelity scale. This article reminds us that, after nearly 30 years of ACT, many details of the model remain unspecified. Its recovery-orientation is paramount among them. …

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Title: Are Assertive Community Treatment and Recovery Compatible? Commentary on “ACT and Recovery: Integrating Evidence-based Practice and Recovery Orientation on Assertive Community Treatment Teams”
Authors: Robert E. Drake
Patricia E. Deegan
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-007-9120-9

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