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Flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) model in specialist psychosis teams: an evaluation

Aims and method The impact of flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) has been observed in people previously supported by assertive community treatment (ACT) teams, but its effect on those previously with a community mental health team (CMHT) has not been studied in the UK. An observational st...

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Autores principales: Sood, Loopinder, Owen, Andy, Onyon, Richard, Sharma, Aarohi, Nigriello, Jessica, Markham, Dominic, Seabrook, Hannah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28811912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.116.053967
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Sumario:Aims and method The impact of flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) has been observed in people previously supported by assertive community treatment (ACT) teams, but its effect on those previously with a community mental health team (CMHT) has not been studied in the UK. An observational study was conducted of 380 people from 3 CMHTs and 95 people from an ACT team, all with a history of psychosis, following service reconfiguration to 3 FACT teams. Results People previously with a CMHT required less time in hospital when the FACT model was introduced. A smaller reduction was observed in people coming from the ACT team. Both groups required less crisis resolution home treatment (CRHT) team input. Clinical implications FACT may be a better model than standard CMHT care for people with a history of psychosis, as a result of reduced need for acute (CRHT and in-patient) services.