Background Community treatment order (CTO) use in Australia and New Zealand ranges
from less than 40 per 100 000 population in Western Australia and Canterbury to over 100 …

Aims and methodCommunity treatment orders (CTOs) are increasingly embedded into UK
practice and their use continues to rise. However, they remain highly controversial. We …

Many studies of compulsory community treatment have assessed their effect early on after
the implementation of legislation. Although compulsory community treatment may not …

The mental health laws of many jurisdictions provide an enabling framework for the use of
community treatment orders (CTOs), or 'outpatient commitment'as it is called in the USA. But …

Background: New Zealand operates a well-embedded community treatment order scheme
for patients with serious mental disorders. A similar scheme may be enacted for England …

Community treatment orders (CTOs) were introduced into the UK despite unconvincing
international evidence for their effectiveness. The Oxford Community Treatment Order …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the association of community treatment orders
(CTO) with community engagement and housing arrangements for one population of …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to outline the impact of Community Treatment Orders over
a 20-year period on service delivery and clinical practice in Victoria. Conclusions …

Community treatment orders (CTOs) have largely superseded earlier leave schemes and
spread to most (though not all) Canadian provinces since their introduction to Canada, in …

New Zealand legislation allows for the involuntary outpatient treatment of people with
serious mental illness. This study examines the views of service users, family members and …