Integrating Assertive Community Treatment and Illness Management and Recovery for Consumers with Severe Mental Illness

This study examined the integration of two evidence-based practices for adults with severe mental illness: Assertive community treatment (ACT) and illness management and recovery (IMR) with peer specialists as IMR practitioners. Two of four ACT teams were randomly assigned to implement IMR. Over 2 y...

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Veröffentlicht in:Community mental health journal 2010-08, Vol.46 (4), p.319-329
Hauptverfasser: Salyers, Michelle P., McGuire, Alan B., Rollins, Angela L., Bond, Gary R., Mueser, Kim T., Macy, Veronica R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined the integration of two evidence-based practices for adults with severe mental illness: Assertive community treatment (ACT) and illness management and recovery (IMR) with peer specialists as IMR practitioners. Two of four ACT teams were randomly assigned to implement IMR. Over 2 years, the ACT–IMR teams achieved moderate fidelity to the IMR model, but low penetration rates: 47 (25.7%) consumers participated in any IMR sessions and 7 (3.8%) completed the program during the study period. Overall, there were no differences in consumer outcomes at the ACT team level; however, consumers exposed to IMR showed reduced hospital use over time.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-009-9284-6