This study explores early alliance formation between adult consumers with schizophrenic-
spectrum disorders and their case managers from the consumers' perspectives using a …

Community mental health case management has been an important source of support for
persons living with a severe mental illness (SMI) since the shift from hospital-based to …

Objective: Over the past decade, there has been increasing interest in the employment of
mental health consumers in various roles as providers of services. Although integration of …

Purpose In order to understand the nature of the therapeutic alliance in intensive case
management, this study used qualitative methods to assess the dynamics of the case …

Objective: Disengagement from services by people with serious mental illnesses continues
to be a major challenge for the mental health system. Assertive community treatment …

Disengagement from mental health services can lead to devastating consequences for
individuals with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses who require ongoing …

Objective Despite robust evidence of efficacy, family services for individuals diagnosed as
having serious mental illness are of limited availability and drastically underutilized. This …

The working alliance between clients and helpers has been identified as a common factor of
treatment effectiveness, yet very little research has explored variables associated with …

The importance of consumers in planning, providing and evaluating mental health services
has received increasing recognition. Consumer participation as staff members on …

The widespread adoption of assertive community treatment has resulted in a shift from an
individual model to a team model of case management. The shift has had implications for …