Assertive community treatment in the Netherlands: Outcome and model fidelity

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 154-160

  Van Vugt, Maaike D ^a   Kroon, Hans ^a   Delespaul, Philippe A E G ^b   Dreef, Fred G ^c   Nugter, Annet ^d   Roosenschoon, Bert Jan ^e   Van Weeghel, Jaap ^f   Zoeteman, Jeroen B ^c   Mulder, Cornelis L ^e,g,h  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Arkin Mental Health Institute   (Netherlands)

^d Research Department   (Netherlands)

^e BAVO Europoort   (Netherlands)

^f TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Evidence based practice; Model fidelity; Outcome assessment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 79953250766     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600305     Document Type: Article

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