ACT SZ Treatment - Five Principles

Question 1

1. Focus on…

Answer 1

1. Focus on those who need the most help from the community health services (e.g. frequent lapses, bouts of hospitalisation, difficulties getting on with people, making and keeping friends, meeting personal goals, living independently)

Question 2

2. Support…

Answer 2

2. Support independence, rehabilitation, and recovery to avoid homelessness and re-hospitalisation - hospitalisation is a last resort

Question 3

3. Treatment in a…

Answer 3

3. Treatment in a real-life setting - patients are visited and helped rather than offered external therapies

Question 4

4. A whole team focus…

Answer 4

4. A whole team focus on the individual - psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and people for whom the treatment has worked (also 24-hour, 7-days-a-week drop in centres)

Question 5

5. Time…

Answer 5

5. Time - a commitment to spend as much time as necessary to rehabilitate and support, offering a holistic treatment that looks at all the individual’s needs in a multidisciplinary approach

Question 6

By how many times does ACT reduce hospital admissions for SZ?

Answer 6

ACT reduces hospital admissions for SZ by 85%

Question 7

How does ACT help both the patient and family of the patient socially?

Answer 7

ACT helps both the patient and the family of the patient socially by allowing the patient to be part of the community. The treatment reduces the burden placed on family members and provides sufferers with greater confidence in their own ability to live independently, while reducing feelings of isolation in the patient