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Perceived Coercion, Client-Centredness, and Positive and Negative Pressures in an Assertive Community Treatment Program: An Exploratory Study

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
5 July 2010

Abstract

Scales initially developed to measure coercion in inpatient psychiatric settings were adapted to the assertive community treatment (ACT) team setting and administered to consenting clients of a high-fidelity team in Montreal (38/68). More than 75% of respondents scored 5 out of 6 or above on the client-centredness scale. The remaining respondents, who scored below 5, also tended to report more negative pressures (threat or constraint) and more perceived coercion, and they tended to be lower functioning and to have personality disorders. A simple measure of client-centredness could help ACT teams identify clients who might benefit from a different clinical approach.

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Nous avons adapté au contexte d'une équipe de suivi intensif de type ACT des instruments initialement conçus pour mesurer la coercition lors d'une admission psychiatrique. Ces instruments ont ensuite été administrés aux clientes et clients consentants d'une équipe fidèle au modèle ACT, à Montréal. Plus de 75% des répondants et répondantes ont obtenu un score au-dessus de 5 sur 6 sur l'échelle de centration sur le client. Ceux et celles qui ont obtenu des scores plus bas tendaient à rapporter plus de pressions négatives (menaces ou contraintes) et percevaient leur traitement comme plus coercitif; ces clients et clientes tendaient à avoir un niveau de fonctionnement plus bas, et à avoir des troubles de personnalité. Une mesure simple de centration sur le client pourrait aider des équipes ACT à identifer de leurs clients ou clientes qui pourraient bénéficier d'une approche clinique différente.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 29Number 1April 2010
Pages: 35 - 50

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Version of record online: 5 July 2010

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Eric Latimer
McGill University and Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Olivier Farmer
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Anne G. Crocker
McGill University and Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Todd Jenkins

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