title: Forensic Assertive Community Treatment: A Review of the Literature.
abstract: An extensive body of literature provides evidence supporting the effectiveness of assertive community treatment (ACT) with regard to non-forensic outcome measures, such as number of hospital admissions and length of stay. However, research findings on the effectiveness of ACT for forensic outcome measures, such as rearrests or detentions, is much less clear. The present review, therefore, focuses on the application of ACT in forensic populations, combining key elements of ACT with elements of forensic rehabilitation models. Specifically, a review of the literature was conducted using a systematic methodology in an attempt to combine evidence-based elements of 40 years of research on regular ACT with elements of forensic rehabilitation models. Results reveal limited yet promising evidence in support of the effectiveness of forensic ACT for forensic outcome measures. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research institute (CAPRI), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium. tommarquant_@hotmail.com.|UPC St Camillus Bierbeek, Krijkelberg 1, 3360, Bierbeek, Belgium. tommarquant_@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marquant
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research institute (CAPRI), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.|Antwerp University (UA), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.|University Forensic Centre, University Hospital Antwerp (UZA), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sabbe
authors.affiliation: UPC St Camillus Bierbeek, Krijkelberg 1, 3360, Bierbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Meike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Nuffel
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research institute (CAPRI), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.|Antwerp University (UA), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.|University Forensic Centre, University Hospital Antwerp (UZA), Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goethals
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Assertive community treatment; Effectiveness; Forensic; Outcome