Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-PULIDO, Francisco; RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, María de los Ángeles; GONZALEZ-DAVILA, Enrique  and  MENDEZ-ABAD, Manuel E. People with severe mental disorders in a housing program supervised by an Assertive Community Team. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2022, vol.42, n.142, pp.49-66.  Epub Feb 20, 2023. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0211-57352022000200004.

The aim of this work was to evaluate the attitude and satisfaction of 182 patients with severe mental disorder in supervised accommodation, their social networks, their care needs and clinical changes. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected. The User Attitudes Questionnaire (CAU), the Social Network Questionnaire (CURES) and the Scale of Assessment of the Levels of Residential Attention for people with Severe Mental Disorder (ENAR-CPB) were administered with repetition at two years. 86% of them reported improvement in their life, 77% in their illness, and 50% in their social relationships. There was a significant reduction in care needs at two years. 86% of the participants did not have hospital admissions, compared to 99% the previous year. In general, we found a good acceptance of the accommodations, as well as an improvement in their social relationships, clinical stability, and hospitalizations. Thanks to the assertive community treatment, the majority considered that there was an improvement both in their disease and in their lives.

Keywords : assertive community treatment; severe mental disorders; supported housing; psychiatric rehabilitation; mental health recovery.

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