Background. There is limited randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence for compulsory
community treatment. Other study methods may clarify their effectiveness. We reviewed RCT …

Kullgren G, Jacobsson L, Lynöe N, Kohn R, Levav I. Practices and attitudes among Swedish
psychiatrists regarding the ethics of compulsory treatment. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996: 93 …

Objective In the light of recent legislation, this paper reviews the implementation of the
Community Treatment Order (CTO) in terms of clinical efficacy and ethical issues involved in …

BackgroundThe community treatment order (CTO) is the legal framework by which people in
the community are compelled to accept treatment. Both antipsychotic long-acting injections …

The long-term effect of outpatient commitment on service use was evaluated in 81 patients
with serious and persistent mental illness. An increased number of outpatient visits and a …

Reviews literature on aspects of emergency psychiatry and on how this field has developed
and been practiced in Italy. Initial discussion focuses on the definition of a psychiatric …

Aims and methodTo describe the first 6 months of the newly introduced community treatment
orders (CTOs) in Birmingham and Solihull mental health services; to establish a clearer …

Neglected social issues often attract the serious attention of the public and the government
only as a result of a tragic and dramatic incident. The case of the mentally ill young man who …

Despite the lack of supportive scientific evidence, the uptake of community treatment orders
(CTOs) in England and Wales since their introduction in late 2008 has been higher than …

Coerced community treatment in its various forms is receiving increasing attention and
generating considerable controversy. Few attempts, however, have been made to articulate …