A randomized controlled trial to evaluate its effectiveness of an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program for people with severe mental illness

INTERVENTION: Community based services with the principle of Assertive Community Treatment program Traditional, hospital‐based psychiatric and psychosocial rehabilitation services CONDITION: Schizophrenia, mood disorders, other PRIMARY OUTCOME: Numbers and days of rehospitalization, number of psychiatric emergency room use, months of no‐show to outpatient clinics SECONDARY OUTCOME: Psychiatric symptoms, social functioning, and quality of life INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1.Residence: I, M, or F city 2.Age: 18‐59 years old 3.Primary Diagnosis: Schizophrenia, mood disorder, organic disorder, and other disorders 4.High psychiatric service utilization in last two years (2+ hospitalization/100+inpatient days/3+psychiatric ER1) use/3+Mo no‐show) 5.Low level of social functioning in the previous year (Less than 50 of GAF2) score at best Patients with schizophrenia or mood disorder must meet criteria either 4 or 5. Patients with other disorders must meet criteria both 4 and 5.