RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Hourglass Model: Are There Structural Problems with the Scarcity of Positive Results for Flexible ACT?#
Torsten Norlander*, 1, 2, Tommy Nordén 1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 11
First Page: 155
Last Page: 157
Publisher ID: CPEMH-11-155
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901511010155
Article History:
Received Date: 26/3/2015Revision Received Date: 20/5/2015
Acceptance Date: 20/5/2015
Electronic publication date: 18/8/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
The aim of the present article was to discuss the commentary by van Veldhuizen, Delespaul and Mulder (2015) regarding the review by Nordén and Norlander (2014) based on five empirical articles about Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT). Veldhuizen et al. agree on that there is insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of FACT. However, van Veldhuizen et al. avoid a discussion of the lack of positive results despite extensive research during several years and therefore an analysis of why FACT did not fare better is missing. According to FACT it is an advantage that one single team spans the entire chain of care and rehabilitation, but no evidence is given for such an opinion. Instead there may be difficulties for the staff to shift between psychiatric care and psychiatric rehabilitation and the clients perhaps don’t want to encounter the same professional team during all phases of care and rehabilitation.