J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2012 Mar;21(1):89-98.

Study on Effects of an Assertive Community Treatment in a Community Mental Health Center

• Ha KH
• Kim YH

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to assess effects of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in a community mental health center.
METHODS
This study was a non-equivalent control group design with two groups, each of 20 clients. The instruments were the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Global Assessment of Function (GAF), Satisfaction of Life, and the number and duration of admissions. Data collection was done in March, 2010 for the pre-test, and in March, 2011 for the post-test in the S community mental health center in Gyung-gi province. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, and Mann-Whitney U test with the SPSS/WIN program.
RESULTS
The experimental group showed significant differences in the duration of admission, GAF, and Satisfaction of Life, but not on number of admissions and BPRS.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that ACT can be applied as an effective case management model in Korea.

Keyword

Assertive community treatment; Case management; Community mental health

MeSH Terms

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Case Management
Community Mental Health Services
Data Collection
Korea
Mental Health

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