Associations between compulsory community treatment and continuity of care in a three year follow-up of the Oxford Community Treatment Order Trial (OCTET) cohort

Associations between compulsory community treatment and continuity of care in a three year follow-up of the Oxford Community Treatment Order Trial (OCTET) cohort

Abstract Background Most studies investigating the effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) use readmission to hospital as the primary outcome. Another aim of introducing CTOs was to improve continuity of care. Our study was a 3-year prospective follow-up which tested for associations betw...

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Main Authors: Stephen Robert Puntis, Jorun Rugkåsa, Tom Burns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Continuity of care
Outpatient compulsion
Community mental health
Psychosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1319-x

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