Can epidemiological studies assist in the evaluation of community treatment orders? - The experience of Western Australia and Nova Scotia

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 507-515

  Kisely, Stephen ^a   Campbell, Leslie Anne ^b   Preston, Neil J ^c   Xiao, Jianguo ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

^c FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COERCION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NOVA SCOTIA; PREVALENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33751005044     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.01.006     Document Type: Review

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