Abstract Background The Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 was
considered as world leading when it was enacted due to its rights-based approach …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between civil commitment
under a Community Treatment Order (CTO) and competence to consent to treatment …

Community treatment orders (CTOs) have been in place in various jurisdictions for over
three decades, and yet are still a controversial aspect of mental health provision. One of the …

The use of community treatment orders (CTOs) remains controversial despite their
widespread use in a number of different countries. The focus of a CTO should be on …

Objectives The variable and changing rates of use of involuntary community treatment
orders (CTOs) in the treatment of people living with mental illness are not well-documented …

ObjectivesTo explore the mental health tribunal experiences of people admitted involuntarily
under the Mental Health Act 2001. MethodsEmploying a qualitative descriptive study design …

Objective The aim of the present study was to examine stakeholder perspectives on how the
operation of the mental health system affects the use of involuntary community treatment …

ABSTRACT Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) have developed rapidly in England and
Wales to become a substantial legal intervention. Mixed methods were used to analyse …

Community treatment orders (CTOs) are legal orders, provided for within mental health
legislation, that are made by clinicians or tribunals. CTOs set out the terms under which a …

Objective: Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) require patients to co-operate with
involuntary treatment in the community or risk having their CTO revoked and being …