Community treatment orders increase community care and delay readmission while in force: Results from a large population-based study.
Anthony W F HarrisWendy ChenSharon JonesMelissa HulmePhilip BurgessGrant SaraPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2018)
In this large population-based study, community treatment orders increase community care and delay rehospitalisation while they are in operation. Some negative findings in this field may reflect the use of observation periods longer than the period of active intervention.