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PACT stands for
Program of Assertive Community
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Treatment. Notice
the word assertive. One of the main
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goals is ensuring
treatment compliance.
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A PACT team can
include: generalist staff trained as
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registered
nurses, clinical psychologists, case managers,
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substance abuse
specialists, occupational therapists, and
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vocational
specialists, in addition to part-time psychiatrists.
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P/ACT [PACT is
known by other names, i.e. without the P
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as ACT) was
originally developed as an alternative to
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psychiatric
hospitalization, with the goal of allowing people
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to live
independently in the community. But, in reality,
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P/ACT has
evolved into a coercive, lifelong and non-client*-
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directed system
with medication compliance as its most
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basic tenet.
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