Healio (10/20, Gramigna) reports “flexible assertive community treatment (FACT)…a Dutch model of community-based mental healthcare that provides flexible, multidisciplinary support to people with severe mental illness,” appears to be “more effective than other models for individuals with severe mental illness,” investigators concluded in a large study that included data on “887 individuals in the CMHT-FACT group, 887 in the matched CMHT group, 130 in the ACT-FACT group and 130 in the matched ACT group.” The findings were published online Oct. 19 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Community treatment model effective for individuals with severe mental illness “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 20, 2020