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Assertive community treatment for frequent users of psychiatric hospitals in a large city: A controlled study

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  1. Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1125 E. 38th Street, Krannert Building 44P, 46205-2810, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Gary R. Bond

  2. Thresholds, Chicago, Illinois

    Thomas F. Witheridge, Jerry Dincin, Daniel Wasmer & James Webb

  3. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Rebecca De Graaf-Kaser

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We thank the staff workers and members at Thresholds who have made this study possible. We are particularly grateful to Debra Pavick, Coordinator of the Thresholds Bridge North, and Daniel Gray, Coordinator of the Lakeview Club. Our thanks also to Colette Croze, Larry G. Sobeck, and Peter Werner for their assistance in obtaining the state hospitalization data, and to David Clark for providing supervision on the diagnostic interviews. Finally, we thank Laura Dietzen for her help on the data analysis. This study was funded by Grant No. R01 MH39092 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Thresholds. The treatment programs evaluated in this study were funded by the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Editor's Note: This study, because it touches on a variety of issues historically and contemporaneously addressed by community psychology, invites commentary. The five papers that follow it represent a variety of viewpoints. A response to these commentaries from this study's authors will appear in the next issue.

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Bond, G.R., Witheridge, T.F., Dincin, J. et al. Assertive community treatment for frequent users of psychiatric hospitals in a large city: A controlled study. Am J Commun Psychol 18, 865–891 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00938068

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