This study investigated the influence of organizational based self-esteem on assertive behaviour among government workers in Ekiti State. The made use a total number one hundred and ninety-six (196) participants across organizations State who were randomly selected. sample comprised Male 115 (58.7%) Female 81 (41.3%). Organizational (OBSE) was measured with 10-item survey developed by Pierce, G...

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...

This article discusses economic considerations associated with evidence-based practices for people with severe mental illness that involve grouping treatment and rehabilitation staff into a single team. The article includes a brief review of the evidence and arguments that both assertive community treatment and supported employment are effective in promoting recovery, as well as having other fa...

A ssertive community treatment is a well-established model for providing intensive treatment and psy-chosocial rehabilitation services to people with severe and persistent mental illnesses (1). Use of this model has been shown to lead to significant reductions in psychiatric admissions and hospital stays and to improved housing stability, symptoms, and quality of life (2). Although assertive co...

Main results 18 studies published since the previous review were identified. 2 evaluated family therapy, 2 case management, 5 social skills training, 3 supported employment programmes, 5 cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and 1 compared individual with family therapy. Studies published before 1996 showed the superiority of family therapy in reducing relapse rates (24% v 64% among those who rece...

The work presented here, exploratory in nature, uses a comparative and qualitative approach to understand the factors associated with the ability of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness to successfully gain and maintain employment. Based on open-ended interviews with individuals in an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program, we compare the experiences of those who have been...

This study describes the five-year outcomes of an assertive community treatment (ACT) program that monitored 83 acquittees found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) placed on conditional release (CR) into the community. Data were collected by retrospective review of court reports and a state computer database. Five arrests and 60 hospitalizations occurred during the study period; overall, t...