Background Multiple studies have examined the effects of compulsory community treatment
(CCT), amongst them there were three randomized controlled trials (RCT). Overall, they do …

The relevance of ACT depends on its implementation that is responsive to change. An
implementation science-informed approach is key to providing ACT to individuals in the …

Background Mental health legislation permits involuntary care of patients with severe mental
disorders who meet set legal criteria. The Norwegian Mental Health Act assumes this will …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? In mental healthcare environments,
there are times when people are forced into care (ie to take medications or be hospitalized) …

Community treatment orders (CTOs), which allow for involuntary psychiatric treatment of
individuals who meet particular legal criteria while they are living in the community, have …

Abstract Background The first 12 Norwegian assertive community treatment (ACT) teams
were piloted from 2009 to 2011. Of the 338 patients included during the teams' first year of …

A CTO is a tool intended to assist patients in maintaining compliance with treatment while in
the community and thereby breaking the cycle of involuntary hospitalization …

Background: Patients with outpatient commitment have a decision on coercive treatment
from the specialist health services even if they are in their own home and receive municipal …

Background Outpatient commitment (OC) is a legal decision for compulsory mental health
care when the patient stays in his or her own home. Municipal health-care workers have a …

This study is part of the national research-based evaluation of the 12 first assertive
community treatment (ACT) teams in Norway. ACT is a model for multidisciplinary …