Assertive community treatment - Issues from scientific and clinical literature with implications for practice

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 813-826

  Rosen, Alan ^a,b,c   Mueser, Kim T ^d,e   Teesson, Maree ^f  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Case management; Evidence based; Implications; Issues; Mental health; Mental health treatment; Practice; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED; IMPLICATIONS; ISSUES; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT; PRACTICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS;

APPRENTICES; DISEASES; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

HEALTH;

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORTH AMERICA; PATERNALISM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 44449134587     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.09.0110     Document Type: Review

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