Empirically validated psychosocial therapies for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia were described in the report of the Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT, 2009). The PORT team identified eight psychosocial treatments: assertive community treatment, supported employment, cognitive behavioral therapy, family-based services, token economy, skills training, psychosocial inter...

There is an impending crisis in long-term care for people with developmental disabilities. The demand for care will likely outpace the supply for decades to come. Factors, such as limited existing long-term care resources, increased life expectancy for people with developmental disabilities, changing family demographics, legal actions, and competition for resources with the elderly population a...

ALL HEALTHCARE workers need to be more assertive in detecting and reporting cases of suspected child abuse, according to nursing organisations.

conclusions the results of the current study show that conducting assertive training in high school students decreases their anxiety, stress, and depression. given that high school years are among the most sensitive stages of one’s life plus the fact that conducting such training programs besides their safe and low cost nature are effective and practical, it is highly recommended that such prog...

Although the trend towards community care for psychiatric patients has been apparent now for over fifty years, we still do not have a satisfactory model of community care that all can aim for as the target to be achieved. To an outsider this may seem curious. It seems fairly obvious that hospitals are necessary for patients when they are severely ill, that good care given outside hospital when ...

BACKGROUND The significant reductions in hospital admission demonstrated in US assertive community treatment (ACT) studies have not been replicated in the UK. Explanations cite poor UK 'model fidelity' and/or better UK standard care. No international model-fidelity comparisons exist. AIMS To compare high-fidelity US ACT teams with a UK team. METHOD The UK 700's ACT team (n=97) was compared ...

intensively staffed facilities in the community. There was a sustained reduction in admissions but the gains appeared to plateau after the initial 2 years raising questions about the ongoing value of assertive outreach teams. As originally conceived, the teams’ intervention was intended to be indefinite and the argument made that gains would be lost once the service was withdrawn. However, this...