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Assisted Outpatient Treatment


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AOT

An overview of assisted outpatient treatment (AOT)

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AOT in OCTET

The Lancet “OCTET” study has little relevance for AOT

Consequences of Non-Treatment


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Disproportionate Impacts on Women

Comparative impacts of mental illness on women

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Homelessness

The effect of serious mental illness on US homelessness

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Homicide

How schizophrenia and bipolar disorder influence homicide incidents

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Jails and Prisons

The overrepresentation of serious mental illness among inmates

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Mass Homicide

The role of serious mental illness in mass killings

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Pyschiatric Boarding

Delayed treatment for serious mental illness in emergency departments

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Stigma

The role of non-treatment in mental illness stigma

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Suicide

Serious mental illness as a risk factor for suicide

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Victimization

The high risk of victimization among people with serious mental illness

Severe Mental Illness

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Anosognosia

The anatomical basis of anosognosia – “lack of insight” into mental illness

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Bed Supply Need Per Capita

Calculating how many psychiatric beds the United States needs to meet demand

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Bipolar - Fact Sheet

About the severe psychiatric disease that affects 2.2% of the population

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Medicaid IMD Exclusion and Mental Illness Discrimination

IMD exclusion is an outdated, discriminatory federal rule that creates significant barriers to treatment for adults with severe mental illness.

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Medication and the Brain

Changes in brain structure associated with antipsychotic medications

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Prevalence of Treatment

Research estimates of treatment adherence in serious mental illness

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Schizophrenia - Fact Sheet

About the psychiatric disease that affects 1.1% of the population

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Substance Use Disorders

Serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders 

 

Violence


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Anosognosia and Violence

The relationship of lack of insight to violence in serious mental illness

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AOT to Reduce Violence

The impact of assisted outpatient treatment on crime and violence

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Homicide

How schizophrenia and bipolar disorder influence homicide incidents

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Mass Homicide

The role of serious mental illness in mass killings

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Risk of Violence

The association between serious mental illness and violent acts

 
 
 
 

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