TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Little evidence for community treatment orders - a battle fought with heavy weapons
JO  - BJPsych bulletin
A1  - Heun, Reinhard
A1  - Dave, Subodh
A1  - Rowlands, Paul
SP  - 115
EP  - 118
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - This editorial discusses the pros and cons of community treatment orders (CTOs) from the perspective of community general adult psychiatry. There is little scientific evidence supporting the application of CTOs. Preconditions of a CTO to work are likely to be met by few patients. The time for the application of a CTO may be better spent for patient-centred care until there is sufficient new and robust evidence that identifies the patients that might profit.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2056-4694
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.052373
ID  - ref1
ER  -