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Stobbeetal.BMCPsychiatry2010,10:84 /1471-244X/10/84 STUDY PROTOCOL OpenAccess Assertivecommunitytreatmentforelderlypeople withseverementalillness JolandaStobbe1,2*,NielsCLMulder1,2,3,Bert-JanRoosenschoon2,MarjaDepla4,HansKroon5 Abstract Background:Adultsaged65andolderwithseverementalillnessesareagrowingsegmentoftheDutch population.Someofthemhavearangeofseriousproblemsandarealsodifficulttoengage.Whileassertive communitytreatmentisacommonmodelfortreatingdifficulttoengageseverementalillnessespatients,no specialformofitisavailablefortheelderly.Aspecialassertivecommunitytreatmentteamfortheelderly