Is assertive community treatment coercive? [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2007 Background: Assertive community treatment (ACT) has become one of the cornerstones of care for people with serious mental illnesses. ACT is usually conceptualized as incorporating a multidisciplinary team approach, active and persistent attempts to engage clients, direct provision of comprehensive health and social care, and in-vivo and out-of-hours ...
LeMelle Stephanie, Appelbaum Paul
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Substance Use Disorders as a Critical Element for Decision-Making in Forensic Assertive Community Treatment: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction: The prevalence of substance use disorders in forensic populations is high. They are an important factor linked to negative outcomes in mentally ill offenders and are detrimental to forensic or non-forensic outcome measures.
Thomas Marquant +10 more
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Patients’ experiences with coercive mental health treatment in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams have been implemented in Norwegian health and social services over the last years, partly aiming to reduce coercive mental health treatment.
Eva Brekke +3 more
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The foundations of the working alliance in assertive community treatment teams [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2021 Background In this study, we aimed to identify and define the fundamental components of the working alliance in multidisciplinary (Flexible) Assertive Community Treatment teams with shared caseloads, in order to support their daily practice and further ...
M. van Haaren, S. de Jong, D. P. K. Roeg
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Evaluation of a flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) program for patients with severe mental illness: an observational study in Salzburg, Austria [PDF]
International Journal of Mental Health SystemsBackground Inpatient treatment of severe mentally ill patients binds substantial resources and creates the dilemma of “revolving-door hospitalizations”.
Matthias Gerhard Tholen +6 more
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The Recovery concept in Assertive Community Treatment: Truth or Fake? [PDF]
European PsychiatryIntroduction The concept of “Recovery” in the context of psychiatric rehabilitation has undergone significant evolution throughout history. This abstract delves into the question of the truth or falsity of this concept, examining diverse perspectives ...
J. J. Martínez Jambrina +8 more
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Description of the consumption of toxics in patients with assertive community treatment and prolonged release treatment [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) was developed by Leonard Stein and Mary Ann. The objective is the treatment of serious Mental Disorders in an integral way and in the community.
L. Garcia, C. Rodriguez, A.I. Willems
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Assessment of the performance of assertive community treatment: the case of Bizkaia (Spain) [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction A mental health (MH) assertive community treatment (ACT) is always designed expecting for a decrease in the pressure (visits and readmissions) in inpatient services and to increase care quality.
D. Díaz-Milanés +3 more
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COVID-19 pandemic and physical health screening in an assertive community treatment service [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Patients with severe mental illness experience physical health inequities. They are less likely to receive preventative care and adequate treatment for physical illnesses.
M. Taylor, I. Udo
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Integration of Care in Complex and Fragmented Service Systems: Experiences of Staff in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Teams [PDF]
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022 Introduction: To provide more integrated care, several countries have implemented the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) model. However, this model does not guarantee full integration, especially in complex and fragmented service systems like ...
Kristin Trane +5 more
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