… Study design This retrospective epidemiological study focused on the analysis of the PHS’s
data on CTOs pronounced between the 1 st January 2013 and the 31 st December 2017. …

Background It has been suggested that community treatment orders (CTOs) will prevent
readmission to hospital, but controlled studies have been inconclusive. We aimed to test the …

… where the patient’s clinical status is compared before and after being placed on CTOs, or
epidemiological studies that observe, but do not match, CTO and non-CTO populations. Well-…

… that the community treatment order was … an epidemiological study, we could not study
quality of life and patient or carer satisfaction. We also do not know if compulsory treatment orders …

… Objective: The purpose of the present study was to analyse … a patient's treatment career the
community treatment orders (… for placement on orders directly from the community, in lieu of …

… investigate predictors of Community Treatment Orders (CTO) … patients placed on these orders
compared to other studies. … However, as this was an epidemiological study, we could only …

… TO THE EDITOR: The two articles by Segal and colleagues on the effects of community
treatment orders (CTOs) and based on linked administrative data from the Australian state of …

… suitable outpatient care became known as the ‘revolving door’. Community treatment orders
(… The majority of the studies in this chapter were carried out retrospectively, a wellknown flaw …

… Community Treatment Orders in this study appear associated with possibly … study has all
the limitations of a retrospective analysis from case notes and replication in a prospective study …

… A retrospective file audit of client … This study found that slightly more than one in six young
people presenting with a first episode of psychosis are subject to a community treatment order …