Background Intensive Case Management (ICM) is a community‐based package of care
aiming to provide long‐term care for severely mentally ill people who do not require …

We describe different models of community care for persons with severe mental illness and
review the research literature on case management, including the results of 75 studies. Most …

Abstract Background Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) was developed in the early
1970s as a response to the closing down of psychiatric hospitals. ACT is a team‐based …

This article describes the critical ingredients of the assertive community treatment (ACT)
model for people with severe mental illness and then reviews the evidence regarding its …

The main message of this excellent book is that mental health facilities in the US should be
offering various forms of psychoeducation to families dealing with severe psychiatric …

Assertive community treatment (ACT) is a complex community‐based service approach to
helping people with severe mental disorders live successfully in the community. Effective …

A fidelity index of program implementation for assertive community treatment (ACT) was
developed. In Study 1, 20 experts rated the importance of 73 elements proposed as critical …

" If the mental health system wants to help people rather than control them--if that system
truly exists for its clients rather than for itself and its own self-perpetuation--then I challenge …

This book is about the lives of patients, about the health and social care services provided to
help them, and about ways of examining the impact these services make on them. Based on …

Twenty experts on assertive community treatment (ACT) rated the importance of 73 program
elements, also indicating ideal model specifications (eg, minimum time commitment for …