Published In

Community Mental Health Journal

Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

2016

Subjects

Psychoses -- Treatment, Family counseling

Abstract

Major psychotic disorders are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. If these conditions are identified early and treatment promptly implemented, the prognosis is improved. This study examined the impact of a yearlong family aided community treatment (FACT) intervention upon psychiatric symptoms. Psychiatric symptom scores improved with the FACT intervention. Improved training on early recognition for mental health clinicians, implementation of a specific treatment model in community settings and policy around treatment funding allocation are implications of this study.

Description

This is the authors accepted manuscript archived here with permission. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9984-z.

DOI

10.1007/s10597-015-9984-z

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17772

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