Outpatient commitment: When it improves patient outcomes
Current Psychiatry. 2008 April;07(04):25-35
April 1, 2008|Current Psychiatry
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1 year after Virginia Tech, many states’ statutes remain ambiguous and ineffective.
- financial contingencies from family or others
- treatment required as a condition of probation or parole
- housing conditioned on treatment adherence.
- Treatment Advocacy Center. Nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to timely, effective treatment of severe mental illnesses. www.psychlaws.org.
- MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment. www.macarthur.virginia.edu/researchnetwork.html.
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Acknowledgment
This work was supported by NIMH Grants MH 48103 and MH 51410 and the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment.
