Objective: This study reports the first published Canadian profile of a sample of psychiatric
patients from the Royal Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, who were issued community …

In the Oxford Community Treatment Order Evaluation Trial (OCTET), patients were
randomised either to be made subject to a community treatment order (CTO) or to be …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to determine the level of consistency in decision-making
between mental health clinicians and members of the Mental Health Review Board …

On the evening of 23 February 2000 at the Maudsley Hospital in London the motion 'This
house believes that compulsory community treatment is not justified'was debated in front of …

Background: There is conflicting and equivocal evidence for the efficacy of compulsory
community treatment within Australia and overseas, but no study from Queensland. In …

Objective: To describe the lived experiences of people subject to community treatment
orders (CTOs) and their carers. Method: We recruited 11 participants (five mental health …

Abstract Mental Health services in Victoria, Australia have seen major reform over the past
30 years. Rights based mental health legislation and major structural changes supported a …

This article discusses the widespread use of community treatment orders (CTOs) in
Australasia, in light of international trends towards the constitutionalisation of human rights. It …

Background Most studies investigating the effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders
(CTOs) use readmission to hospital as the primary outcome. Another aim of introducing …

To compare the post-discharge outcomes of people admitted to community-based
residential mental health rehabilitation facilities subject to a Community Treatment Order …