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Methodological issues in assertive community treatment studies.

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 attenti...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 246 - 261
Autores principales: McHugo, Gregory J., Hargreaves, William, Drake, Robert E., Clark, Robin E., Xie, Haiyi, Bond, Gary R., Burns, Barbara J., McHugo, G J, Hargreaves, W, Drake, R E, Clark, R E, Xie, H, Bond, G R, Burns, B J
Formato: journal article
Publicado: American Psychological Association Apr98
Materias:
Community-based corrections
Deinstitutionalization
Evaluation of medical care
Psychoses
Methodology
Data analysis
Statistics
Research
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Sumario: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.