title: Methodological issues in assertive community treatment studies.
abstract: Recent evaluations of ACT programs have produced equivocal findings, often leading to the invocation of methodological problems as responsible for the lack of positive results. This paper discusses issues of theory and methodology as they pertain to improving research of ACT, with particular attention paid to issues of sampling, process evaluation, measurement, and data analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA. Gregory.McHugo@Dartmouth.edu
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: McHugo
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012106:Research