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Modifying the PACT model: preserving critical elements

K R Lachance¹, A B Santos

¹Adult Clinical Service, Charleston-Dorchester Community Mental Health Center, South Carolina, USA.

Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.)

|June 1, 1995

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Adapting the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) model for rural areas is feasible. Modified PACT programs in South Carolina successfully retained core elements and achieved positive patient outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Mental Health Services
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Community Support Programs

Background:

The Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) model offers comprehensive, 24-hour services for individuals with serious mental illness.
Resource limitations often necessitate modifications to the original PACT model, particularly in rural settings.
Limited data exists on patient outcomes in agencies that have adapted the PACT model.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the challenges and strategies for modifying the PACT model, with a focus on rural implementation.
To identify essential PACT elements that can be retained in adapted programs.
To assess the effectiveness of modified PACT programs in achieving desired patient outcomes.

Main Methods:

Focus on six core elements of the PACT model: multiservice teams, 24-hour availability, small caseloads, continuous services, assertive outreach, and in vivo rehabilitation.
Analysis of PACT adaptations implemented in South Carolina.
Evaluation of outcomes in programs utilizing smaller teams and modified schedules.

Main Results:

Adaptations of the PACT model in South Carolina successfully retained its six fundamental elements.
Modified PACT programs demonstrated the ability to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Smaller teams operating on modified schedules were effective in delivering PACT services.

Conclusions:

The PACT model can be effectively adapted for use in rural areas and other resource-constrained settings.
Retention of core PACT principles is key to successful program modification and positive patient outcomes.
Modified PACT programs offer a viable approach to providing comprehensive mental health services.