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Community-based compulsory treatment orders in Scotland : the early evidence

Author:

Lawton-Smith, Simon and King's Fund

Publication date:

2006

Abstract:

In recent years, several countries have introduced powers to compel certain people with mental disorders living in the community to engage with services and undergo treatment. This paper explores what happened in the first six months after community-based compulsory treatment orders were introduced in Scotland in October 2005. It looks ...