Assertive Community Treatment: A Comparative Study Between Independent and Dependent Living
Publication Date
2-2001
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis
Degree Title
Master of Health Science, Health Policy
Supervisory Committee Chair
Rudy Anderson
Supervisory Committee Member
Margaret J. Miller
Supervisory Committee Member
James T. Girvan
Abstract
Prior to the 1950s, individuals in the United States with chronically disabling psychiatric illnesses were hospitalized. The hospitalizations took place for years or entire lifetimes in facilities less conducive to rehabilitation than to forced isolation and control (Stein & Test, 1980).
Recommended Citation
Farner, Kirby L., "Assertive Community Treatment: A Comparative Study Between Independent and Dependent Living" (2001). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1200.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/1200
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