The ‘assertive edition’

Assertive Testing

If the above sounds overly pessimistic it is because the question is phrased more or less as an absolute. Instead of asking if there are methods that can predict reliability accurately, it is perhaps more helpful to ask if there are methods that can improve reliability. Here we are on firmer ground. There are indeed generally accepted methods that can measurably improve software reliability. So...

Assertive Community Treatment

Client outcomes are those aspects of clients' lives that we seek to improve or to manage successfully through the delivery of mental health services. Medications help clients manage their symptoms. Supported employment programs help clients find work in the community. Dual diagnosis groups help clients reduce their dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. Relapse prevention programs help client...

Assertive Community Treatment in the Netherlands Assertive Community Treatment in Nederland

Is assertive community treatment coercive?

Background Assertive community treatment (ACT) has become one of the cornerstones of care for people with serious mental illnesses. ACT is usually conceptualized as incorporating a multidisciplinary team approach, active and persistent attempts to engage clients, direct provision of comprehensive health and social care, and in-vivo and out-of-hours working. In addition, the service is ongoing, ...

Third Edition on the Third Edition

The Third Edition of the MATLAB Primer is based on version 4.004.1 of MATLAB. While this edition reeects an extensive general revision of the Second Edition, most sig-niicant is the new information to help one begin to use the major new features of version 4.004.1, the sparse matrix and enhanced graphics capabilities. The plain T E X source and corresponding PostScript le of the latest printing...