Community treatment orders in Victoria: Emergent issues and anomalies

McDonnell, Elizabeth; Bartholomew, Terry

doi:10.1080/13218719709524893

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“…Their views as a whole are consistent with patient perspectives previously reported in the literature, including perspectives on coercion [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The experience of these patients was not substantially different from others interviewed in the larger study.…”

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“…Patients also believe compulsory community treatment brings benefits, such as access to money for medication and transport. Other Australian studies [12,13] report patients' views that CommTOs reduce their liberty, control their medication and last too long, with patients facing difficulties obtaining discharge. In Australia, Carne [11] reported that a third of patients interviewed under CommTOs in New South Wales experienced no disadvantages, while another third perceived no benefits.…”

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Maori Experience of Community Treatment Orders in Otago, New Zealand

Gibbs

Dawson

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Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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This was a small study of a limited number of Maori patients under CommTOs. Their views may not be fully representative. There was a general consensus among those interviewed that the timely use of CommTOs can enhance the mental wellbeing and social relationships of Maori patients. Continuing efforts are needed by health professionals to communicate effectively with whanau and to understand the conflicts experienced by Maori in reconciling their traditional beliefs with the medical model of mental illness.

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Maori Experience of Community Treatment Orders in Otago, New Zealand

Gibbs

Dawson

Forsyth³

et al. 2004

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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“…Previous research of patient, family, social work, and other mental health professionals' perspectives on CTOs in New Zealand and Australia has been widely reported (Brophy & McDermott, 2003;Brophy & Ring, 2004;Brophy, Reece, & McDermott, 2006;Campbell, Brophy, Healy, & O'Brien, 2006;Churchill et al, 2007;McDonnell & Bartholomew, 1997;Gibbs et al, 2004Gibbs et al, , 2005Gibbs et al, , 2006. The advantages and disadvantages for people on CTOs have been noted, with both favourable and unfavourable conclusions*for some people, the gains have been greater freedom than that offered by the alternative of hospitalisation; for others there have been significant limitations and restrictions of freedom.…”

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Coping with Compulsion: Women's Views of Being on a Community Treatment Order

Gibbs

2010

Australian Social Work

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“…However, only limited evaluation has taken place so far (McDonnell & Bartholomew, 1997;Vaughan, McConaghy, Wolf, Myhr, Black, et al, 2000). Community treatment orders are also used in Canada and New Zealand, but to date systematic evaluation is lacking.…”

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Evaluating the use of Supervised Discharge and Guardianship in cases of severe mental illness: a follow-up study

Hatfield

Bindman

Pinfold

2004

Journal of Mental Health

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Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of supervision in the community under two provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983, England. Method: A cohort sample of 205 mentally ill patients subject to Supervised Discharge and 121 subject to Guardianship was identified in England. Data were collected at two time points. Outcomes examined were compliance with requirements, clinician ratings of effectiveness of interventions, clinical ratings, ''risk events'' and instances of hospitalization in the study period. Results: High levels of compliance with requirements were achieved, although compliance was sometimes only ''reluctant'' or ''partial''. Interventions involving psychiatric treatment and risk management were most common, and also best maintained between time points. Broader health and social interventions were less common, and declined more in effectiveness between time points. Clinical ratings improved between time points. Conclusions: The measures appear to have been used principally to manage medication and risks, and a good level of compliance was achieved. Interventions to give psychiatric treatment and manage risk were associated with reduced hospitalization amongst Supervised Discharge cases whilst wider social and health interventions were associated with reduced hospitalization in Guardianship cases. Declaration of interest: None.

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Community treatment orders in Victoria: Emergent issues and anomalies

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Maori Experience of Community Treatment Orders in Otago, New Zealand

Maori Experience of Community Treatment Orders in Otago, New Zealand

Coping with Compulsion: Women's Views of Being on a Community Treatment Order

Evaluating the use of Supervised Discharge and Guardianship in cases of severe mental illness: a follow-up study

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