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E R Edgar

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PubMed2001

Moving assertive community treatment into standard practice.

This article describes the assertive community treatment model of comprehensive community-based psychiatric care for persons with severe mental illness and discusses issues pertaining to implementation of the model. The assertive community treatment model has been the subject of more than 25 randomized controlled trials. Research has shown that this type of program is effective in reducing hospitalization, is no more expensive than traditional care, and is more satisfactory to consumers and their families than standard care. Despite evidence of the efficacy of assertive community treatment, it is not uniformly available to the individuals who might benefit from it.

Community Mental Health Services↗
PubMed1994

A longitudinal study of the impact of changing public policy on community mental health client residential patterns and staff attitudes.

Three studies of perceived residential needs and community residential patterns of adults with severe and persistent mental illness over a period of 12 years are used to assess the effect of changing public policy in this area. During a period in which public policy shifted from advocacy of congregate living in treatment settings to independent living in generic community housing, there were significant changes in community residential patterns and in the attitudes of case managers. Clinical and demographic data collected in the most recent survey provides a much more complete profile of the community living situation of adults with severe and persistent mental illness than was previously available.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗