Community Treatment Orders use Among Persons With a First Episode of Psychosis in Quebec.
Minh Thi NguyenRoxanne SicottePaula Pires De Oliveira PadilhaAmal Abdel-BakiPublished in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2022)
CTOs can be a tool to improve adherence to treatment, which is crucial for relapse prevention in FEP. However, since it is a coercive method that limits a person's fundamental rights, further research is warranted to assess its impact on patients' lives, clinical and functional outcomes, as well as patients' and carers' perception.