Abstract Background: The effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) has been
examined previously. However, few studies have explored the significance of service user …

Background Community treatment orders are widely used in England. It is unclear whether
their use varies between patients, places and services, or if they are associated with better …

Objectives: It is unclear whether community treatment orders (CTOs) for people with severe
mental illnesses can reduce health service use, or improve clinical and social outcomes …

This paper describes the need for commissioners and service providers to consider the
development of a whole-system approach to providing rehabilitation services for patients …

Aims and methodCommunity treatment orders (CTOs) are increasingly embedded into UK
practice and their use continues to rise. However, they remain highly controversial. We …

proven to be the best until further research is done. Our results suggest they were right.
Owen and Sood have done two sophisticated statistical tests into the effect of the protocol …

Abstract Purpose Community Treatment Orders lack evidence of effectiveness. Very little is
known about how they are used in practice and over time in terms of what it obliges patients …

Objective: Little work has examined Community Treatment Order processes, including mode
of termination. This paper aimed to examine service utilisation and legal status following the …

Aims and methodCommunity treatment orders (CTOs) have been in used in England and
Wales since November 2008; however, their effectiveness has been debated widely, as has …

Introduction Supervised community treatment (SCT) for people with serious mental disorders
has become accepted practice in many countries around the world. In England, SCT was …