Objective: Involuntary outpatient commitment (OPC)—also referred to as 'assisted outpatient
treatment'or 'community treatment orders'—are civil court orders whereby persons with …

Outpatient civil commitment (OCC) requires the provision of needed-treatment, as a less
restrictive alternative (LRA) to psychiatric-hospitalization in order to protect against imminent …

Community treatment orders (CTOs) have been associated with reduced crime/victimization-
risk. Australia's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities …

Background Most studies on the predictors and effectiveness of community treatment orders
(CTOs) are restricted to health-related variables and do not consider forensic contacts as …

Clinicians who treat patients using Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) face many potential
dilemmas in their relations with involuntary outpatients and the exercise of their powers. We …

Background Quantitative research on non-randomized-samples, focused on statute-
mandated-outcomes, has found positive results favoring compulsory-community-treatment …

Psychology of Sustainability: An Applied Perspective examines the many psychological
factors that lead to human behavioral effects on the environment. Each chapter will apply …

Background Outpatient civil commitment (OCC), community treatment orders (CTOs) in
European and Commonwealth nations, require the provision of needed-treatment to protect …

Background The implementation of the Community Treatment Order (CTO) has created
controversy surrounding its beneficence. Aims The study aims at examining the …

The relationship between serious mental illness (SMI) and violence to others has a long-
standing and controversial history dating back millennia (Monahan, 1992). Clearly, a need …