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Unique Practice, Unique Place: Exploring Two Assertive Community Treatment Teams in Maine.
1a School of Nursing , University of Southern Maine , Portland , Maine , USA.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
|January 26, 2018
Summary
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides comprehensive psychiatric care for serious mental illness. This evidence-based model, utilizing holistic, team-based care and nursing interventions, effectively reduces hospitalizations.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Community Mental Health
- Nursing Practice
Background:
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based model for serious mental illness.
- ACT reduces hospitalizations through comprehensive, community-based psychiatric care.
- Key components include holistic services, team approach, and nursing support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe current practices in urban and rural ACT programs in Maine.
- To offer a new perspective on evolving ACT services for serious mental illness.
- To review ACT literature and provide recommendations for nursing.
Main Methods:
- Comparative case study of two disparate ACT programs (urban and rural).
- Review of pertinent literature on the ACT model.
- Analysis of present-day practices and nursing roles.
Main Results:
- ACT programs demonstrate success through dedicated staff and quality care.
- Differences exist between urban and rural ACT team practices.
- Integrative care models and nursing interventions are crucial to ACT success.
Conclusions:
- ACT remains a vital, evidence-based model for serious mental illness.
- Nursing interventions are integral to the success of community-based treatment.
- Adaptations in urban and rural settings highlight program evolution.
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