Aims and MethodIn view of plans to reform Mental Health Act legislation to allow compulsory
treatment in the community, we examined the views of service users about this form of care …

Objectives: The Mental Health Act 2001 was implemented in Ireland in 2006, however,
within this new legislation there is no provision for compulsory community treatment or …

Differences in patient characteristics, legislation and service setting may explain variations
in the reported efficacy of compulsory treatment orders (CTOs). Our objective was to …

Since the passing of the Mental Health Act (1986), Victoria, Australia, has implemented
Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) as an alternative to involuntary inpatient admission for …

Following in-patient psychiatric treatment under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act, some
patients have in the past remained on Section after discharge, and subsequently the Section …

Several English consultant psychiatrists were asked to identify which patients currently
under their care they would recommend for treatment with a community treatment order, if …

The need for more effective means of caring for mentally disordered individuals in the
community has been given a prominent place by the Department of Health. The inclusion of …

Objective: To examine whether community treatment orders for psychiatric patients reduce
subsequent use of health services in comparison with control patients not placed on an …

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 …

Legislation to allow for the compulsory supervision and treatment of mentally disordered
individuals outside hospital has become a feature of several health care systems over the …