The Effectiveness of Assertive Community Treatment on Schizophrenic Patients

The intervention team consisted of psychiatrists, nurses, clinical psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation teachers. The specific services provided by the team include individual service plan. Each patient got a comprehensive evaluation within one month to establish treatment goals and individual intervention plan, rehabilitation training, family intervention peer support group, individual psychological counseling and crisis intervention.

The control group received regular medical follow-up including symptom and medication evaluation, social function evaluation and physical examination after hospital discharge. The frequency was once a quarter.