Assisted outpatient treatment and anosognosia
Presented by:
Scott Smith, Ph.D.
Consultant, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice
This training, hosted by Scott Smith, Ph.D., is designed to help families and advocates a symptom of serious mental illness called anosognosia, how it contributes to someone's inability to consistently engage in treatment, and how assisted outpatient treatment is designed to help. Learn about how anosognosia, or the impairment to recognize one's illness, might be affecting certain areas of the brain. Use the chapters below to navigate the content in this video.