International perspectives on the use of community treatment orders: Implications for mental health social workers

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1101-1118

  Campbell, Jim ^a   Brophy, Lisa ^b,c   Healy, Bill ^c   O'Brien, Ann Marie ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NorthWestern Mental Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community Treatment Orders (CTOs); Mental health social workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750437217     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch423     Document Type: Review

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