Assertive outreach : current perspectives / edited by Caroline Williams ... [et al.] ; foreword by Kim T. Mueser.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What does research tell us about assertive community treatment? / Andrew Molodynski and Tom Burns -- Multi-professional working in assertive outreach / Hannah Steer and Steve Onyett -- Fidelity and flexibility / Caroline Williams, Rob MacPherson, and Mike Firn -- Cognitive behaviour therapy for assertive outreach service users / Robert Griffiths, Caroline Williams, and Neil Harris -- Dual diagnosis : putting policy into practice / Rory Allott, Ian Wilson, and Mike Firn -- Use of medication in assertive outreach / Rob MacPherson and Tom Edwards -- Relatives, friends, and carers' experiences : involvement and support / Simon Wharne ... [et al.] -- Service user experience : engagement and recovery / Simon Wharne and Kamal Spilsted -- Assertive outreach : stigmatising treatment or social inclusion / Simon Wharne -- Meeting the black and ethnic minority agenda / Simon Wharne and Neil Sanyal -- Diversity and assertive outreach / Simon Wharne and Caroline Williams -- Personal autonomy : leverage and coercion / Mike Firn and Andrew Molodynski -- Targets, outcomes, and service evaluation / Mike Firn -- Funky mental health / Steve Morgan and Sue Jugon.