title: Effectiveness of specialized treatment programs for veterans with serious and persistent mental illness: a three-year follow-up.
abstract: This is the first study to test concurrently the effectiveness of four treatment programs for patients with serious mental illness. Three-year outcome data on utilization and functioning demonstrated important positive changes for seriously mentally ill veterans enrolled in specialized, enhanced inpatient and community case management treatment programs, when compared to patients in an enhanced day treatment program or traditional standard care.
authors.affiliation: Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Blow
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ullman
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Stone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*