Community treatment orders: Background and implications of the OCTET trial

BJPsych Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-5

  Burns, Tom ^a   Molodynski, Andrew ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMMUNITY TREATMENT ORDER; EQUIPOISE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; UNITED KINGDOM; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONSULTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 84973443970     PISSN: 20564694     EISSN: 20564708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.113.044628     Document Type: Review

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