Assertive Community Treatment:<br /> Investigation of its application in Greek psychiatry
Journal Title: Αρχεία Ελληνικής Ιατρικής - Year 2003, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
Assertive Community Treatment constitutes programming and an innovative practice for the treatment and care of severe psychiatric disorders within the community. Its application was introduced during the 1980s in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) as part of a larger experience of de-institutionalisation. This paper presents the principles, the basic characteristics and the innovative approach of this program. The possibilities
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