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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
While Assertive Community Treatment (originally known as the PACT program) is now recognized around the world as an effective model for rehabilitation of persons with severe mental illness, this was not the case 20 years ago. Harbinger of Grand Rapids, in Kent County, Michigan, was the first replication of the PACT model which sought fidelity and included an experimental design for assessing effectiveness. The design and results are presented from an initial 30-month and a follow-up 66-month evaluation of Harbinger. The 30-month evaluation showed significant differences favoring Harbinger vs, the control group on independent living, employment, and client functioning. At 66-months, there were fewer experimental-control group differences. The differences in results are analyzed in terms of design and data collection problems, changes in the treatment environment for the control group, and the longitudinal course of mental illness. The discussion focuses on next steps in ACT research, utilizing program theory to better establish the mechanisms for successful intervention models.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0894-587X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Activities of Daily Living, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Community Mental Health Services, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Employment, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Mental Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Mental Health, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Michigan, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Models, Organizational, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Program Development, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Program Evaluation, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-State Health Plans, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:9727211-United States
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Harbinger. I: The development and evaluation of the first PACT replication.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1106, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial