Community treatment orders: how ethical without experimental evidence?

Journal article

Compulsory community treatment orders are a feature of most advanced mental health systems without convincing experimental evidence of benefits. Is it ethical to continue without such evidence ? This paper argues that the responsibility for ensuring it is collected lies as much with Parliament as with researchers.

Authors: Burns, T; Dawson, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Psychological medicine
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1583-1586
• Publication date: 2009-10-01
• DOI: 10.1017/s0033291709005352
• EISSN: 1469-8978
• ISSN: 0033-2917
• Language: English
• Keywords: Mandatory Programs; Evidence-Based Medicine; Commitment of Mentally Ill; Community Mental Health Services; Great Britain; New Zealand; Humans