Community treatment orders (CTOs) are increasingly being used, despite a weak evidence base, and problems continue regarding Second Opinion Appointed Doctor (SOAD) certification of medication. The aim of the current study was to describe current CTO usage regarding patient characteristics, prescribed medication and CTO conditions.

2021年7月11日 · The primary aim was to examine the use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic (depot) medication in a cohort of older patients in a community psychogeriatric service. Method: From 2014 to 2018, all patients who were on LAIs each year were analysed for various characteristics including their profile, type of LAI used, dose and relapse ...

The sample consisted of patients with schizophrenia (n = 94) who were treated on a CTO between November 1996 and October 1999. Two subgroups were defined: patients treated with oral antipsychotic medication (n = 31), and patients treated with depot medication (n = 63).

Community treatment orders (CTOs) exist in more than 75 jurisdictions worldwide. This review outlines findings from the international literature on CTO effectiveness. The article draws on 2 comprehensive systematic reviews of the literature published before 2013, then uses the same search terms to identify studies published between 2013 and 2015.

In combination with a CTO, LAIs are an effective treatment in reducing relapse rates in the elderly. Keywords: aged; depot; elderly; long-acting injectable antipsychotic; schizophrenia. LAIs, especially the SGAs, are increasingly used in our service.

2018年1月2日 · Community treatment orders (CTOs) have been used more than anticipated. We report data from the North Wales audit about their current use and explain how a SMART framework can be used to potentially improve their effectiveness.

The introduction of the supervised community treatment order (CTO) was a major and significant change to the Mental Health Act 1983 following the 2007 amendments to the Act. Owing to paternalistic aspects of psychiatry, such new legislation brings with it the potential to impinge on the human rights of patients.

2020年3月5日 · Community treatment orders (CTOs) were introduced in England and Wales under the 2007 Mental Health Act (MHA) to allow for compulsory clinical monitoring of people with serious mental disorders within community care settings and to facilitate recall to a psychiatric hospital following suspected relapse.

What is a Community Treatment Order (CTO)? A Community Treatment Order (CTO) is a legal order made by the Mental Health Review Tribunal or by a Magistrate. It sets out the terms under which a person must accept medication and therapy, counselling, management, rehabilitation and other services while living in the community.

A CTO is an option for s3 and unrestricted criminal patients (hospital order or 'notional s37'). It is therefore not an option for s2 patients, restricted patients, informal patients or out-patients. Longer-term leave of absence may not be granted to a patient unless the responsible clinician first considers whether the patient should be ...