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Community Treatment Orders: a qualitative investigation of patient experiences in England
J Rugkåsa, K Canvin · Psychiatrische Praxis · 2011 · Heft 04
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Background/Objectives: Supervised Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) were introduced in England and Wales in 2008 via amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983. Powers encapsulated in the CTO permit patients to be treated in the community following involuntary hospitalisation. Aimed at the most unwell, ‘revolving door’ patients, the intention behind the CTO was to improve treatment adherence by patients in the community. To date, few qualitative studies of patients’ experiences of CTO (or Outpatient Commitment as it is known in the US) have been published, and none pertaining to England and Wales. This study aims…
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Patients
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Treatment
England
Health
Qualitative
Experiences
Mental
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