Assertive outreach for “difficult to engage” patients: A useful tool for a subgroup of patients in specialized early psychosis intervention programs

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6813429	Psychiatry Research	2016	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

About one quarter of EP patients needed a combination of ICM and assertive outreach. Despite the high treatment adherence in both groups, psychotic symptoms remained higher in ICM-patients. In a real live setting with limited resources, combination of ICM and AO in selected situations seems a valid solution.

Keywords

Assertive community treatment Early psychosis First episode psychosis Psychosocial interventions Outcome Prospective

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Assertive outreach for “difficult to engage” patients: A useful tool for a subgroup of patients in specialized early psychosis intervention programs

Authors

Luis Alameda, Philippe Golay, Philipp Baumann, Stéphane Morandi, Carina Ferrari, Philippe Conus, Charles Bonsack,