How Psychiatric Office Support Directly Improves Mental Health Treatment Outcomes

• By: Dr. TeeJay Tripp, DO Serenity Mental Health Centers
• April 21st, 2026
• care coordination, clinical support systems, mental health treatment outcomes, patient experience, patient-centered care, psychiatric care, Spring 2026 Issue, therapeutic alliance, treatment adherence
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When we evaluate why a patient improves or doesn't, we tend to focus on the method itself. Was the medication the right fit? Was the TMS protocol appropriately calibrated? Was the ketamine dosage well-tolerated? These are the right clinical questions to ask. But the quality of support surrounding...

Integrating Primary Care into Assertive Community Treatment

• By: Jeanie Tse, MD Institute for Community Living (ICL) Gertie Quitangon, MD Community Healthcare Network (CHN)
• October 1st, 2019
• assertive community treatment, health disparities, home-based healthcare, integrated care, multidisciplinary teams, primary care access, psychiatric care, serious mental illness
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The great health disparities and poor health outcomes experienced by people with serious mental illness are even more significant for the people served by Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams. Individuals are eligible for ACT services if they have been hospitalized more than four times in the...