An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled evidence for the effectiveness of community treatment orders

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 561-564

  Kisely, Steve ^a,b   Hall, Katharine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community treatment order; Meta analyses; Psychiatric services; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY TREATMENT ORDER; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911868285     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371405901010     Document Type: Article

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