Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is designed to help individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) maintain the progress they made in inpatient settings after they are discharged, by providing comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and support.

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A Goal of ACT Is to

Question 6

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A goal of ACT is to

A) assist adult patients with SMI maintain the gains they achieved on inpatient units when they were discharged
B) focus on the environment, not the client
C) bring the consumer to treatment services in order to increase treatment compliance
D) increase the availability of inpatient care
E) step-down to less intensive care for clients

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