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Patients’ experiences with coercive mental health treatment in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment: a qualitative study
BackgroundFlexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams have been implemented in Norwegian health and social services over the last years,...
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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
BackgroundInpatient treatment of severe mentally ill patients binds substantial resources and creates the dilemma of “revolving-door...
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Assertive community treatment for high-utilizing alcohol misuse patients: a before-and-after cohort study protocol
BackgroundThe challenge posed by Alcohol-Related Frequent Attenders (ARFAs) in Emergency Departments (EDs) is growing in Singapore, marked by limited...
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A Qualitative Evaluation of an Adapted Assertive Community Treatment Program: Perspectives During COVID-19
The Pinellas County Empowerment Team (PCET) was an adapted assertive community treatment (ACT) program created to meet the needs of Pinellas County...
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Effects of Youth Flexible Assertive Community Treatment: outcomes of an 18-month observational study
PurposeThis Multicenter Youth Flexible ACT Study examined the effect of Youth Flexible Assertive Community Treatment on symptomatic, social, and...
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Case Management and Assertive Community Treatment
Case management has been a core component of the mental health service delivery system since the 1960s. While the term has remained constant in the...
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Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people with severe mental illness—front-line community psychiatry workers observation from a provincial survey of assertive community treatment teams in Ontario, Canada
Using an online survey distributed to members of the provincial organization that represents the 88 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Flexible...
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Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Primary Care Use Among Assertive Community Treatment Teams Via Qualitative Analysis of Clients and Clinicians
Individuals with severe mental illness and substance use disorders face complex barriers to achieving physical health. This study aims to explore the...
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The Overlooked Part of Flexible Assertive Community Treatment—A Retrospective Study on Factors Related to Discharge from FACT for Clients with a Psychotic Disorder
Flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) is a recovery-based treatment and its manual describes discharge criteria for clients who are...
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Impact of the Pandemic was Minor Compared to Systemic Decrease in Fidelity of Assertive Community Treatment Services- A Provincial Study in Ontario, Canada
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model is the gold standard in community psychiatry serving people with severe mental illness. With its...
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Assertive Community Treatment Collaboration with Community Medical Providers
Individuals with serious mental illnesses experience significant barriers to accessing medical care. Assertive Community Treatment teams serve these...
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The foundations of the working alliance in assertive community treatment teams
BackgroundIn this study, we aimed to identify and define the fundamental components of the working alliance in multidisciplinary (Flexible) Assertive...
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The Psychometric Properties of the Assertive Community Treatment Transition Readiness Scale (ATR)
Assertive community treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based practice for individuals living with severe mental illnesses. Originally conceptualized as a...
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Further Adaptations and Reflections by an Assertive Community Treatment Team to Serve Clients with Severe Mental Illness During COVID-19
In September of 2020, Guan and colleagues wrote about their experience of an Assertive Community Psychiatry Program responding to the COVID-19...
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Assertive Community Treatment Level Services for Older Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Exploration of Practitioners’ Perspectives
Assertive community treatment (ACT) is a model of community care shown to improve outcomes for clients with severe mental illness (SMI). Yet there is...
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Outcomes of Assertive Community Treatment for Adolescents with Complex Mental Health Problems Who are Difficult to Engage
Assertive community treatment (ACT) is a well-established treatment for adults with mental illness and has an emerging evidence base for improving...
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Flexible assertive community treatment teams can change complex and fragmented service systems: experiences of service providers
BackgroundImplementing innovative health service models in existing service systems is complicated and context dependent. Flexible assertive...
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Results of a national survey of substance use treatment services for youth under community supervision
BackgroundDespite the heightened risk for substance use (SU) among youth in the juvenile justice system, many do not receive the treatment that they...
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A pre-post study design: evaluating the effectiveness of a new community-based integrated service model on patient outcomes
This study aimed to evaluate a new service model, Specialists Together In the Community (STIC), in terms of patient outcomes. This model integrates...
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“We’re Working in a Trauma Avoidant Culture”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Assertive Community Treatment Providers’ Perspectives on Working with Trauma and PTSD in People with Severe Mental Illness
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is the most widely used evidence-based community mental health intervention for people with severe mental illness...