Assertive community treatment with people experiencing serious mental illness

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Abstract

Assertive outreach is entrenched as part of UK Government policy (DoH, 1999, 2000, 2001). In essence assertive outreach is a way of engaging services with clients that cannot, or do not wish to, engage with services. Despite all the hype and political rhetoric assertive outreach is not a treatment in its own right; it is simply a vehicle by which evidence-informed treatment packages can be offered to clients. One major aspect of the assertive outreach movement is Assertive Community Treatment (hereafter referred to as ACT).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMental Health Nursing
Subtitle of host publicationCompetencies for Practice
Editors Stephan D. Kirby, Denis A. Hart, Dennis Cross, Gordon Mitchell
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter23
Pages335-348
Number of pages14
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781403997562
ISBN (Print)9781403902627, 1403902623
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jan 2004

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