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Model Fidelity of Assertive Community Treatment for Clients With First-Episode Psychosis: A Target Group-Specific Application

Authors: M. J. M. Verhaegh, I. M. B. Bongers, H. Kroon, H. F. L. Garretsen

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 1/2009

Abstract

Assertive community treatment (ACT) is described as a team treatment model designed to provide assertive, outreaching, comprehensive, community-based, rehabilitation-oriented and supportive psychiatric services for people with severe mental illness as reported by Drake et al. (Psychiatr Serv 52: 179–182, 2001) and Teague et al. (Psychiatr Serv 68: 216–232, 1998). This study explores variations in the way the original components of ACT are implemented for the target group of clients with a first-episode psychosis, and establishes whether these variations lead the treatment model to a higher, more valuable, outcome level. The study also describes how to achieve this optimally effective application of target group-specific treatment services.

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Title: Model Fidelity of Assertive Community Treatment for Clients With First-Episode Psychosis: A Target Group-Specific Application
Authors: M. J. M. Verhaegh
I. M. B. Bongers
H. Kroon
H. F. L. Garretsen
Publication date: 01-02-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-008-9168-1

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