The efficacy of involuntary outpatient treatment in Massachusetts
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
1998-09-04Keywords
AdultAmbulatory Care
Analysis of Variance
Commitment of Mentally Ill
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Massachusetts
Matched-Pair Analysis
Mental Competency
Mental Disorders
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Admission
Program Evaluation
Quality of Life
Statistics, Nonparametric
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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One means to address some of the unintended consequences of the shift of treatment for individuals with serious mental illness from hospitals to communities has been involuntary outpatient treatment (IOT). Using Massachusetts data, 19 patients with court orders for IOT were matched to all and to best fits on demographic and clinical variables, and then to individuals with the closest fit on utilization before the IOT date. Outcomes indicated the IOT group had significantly fewer admissions and hospital days after the court order. The full impact of IOT requires more study, particularly directed toward IOT's effects on insight and quality of life.Source
Adm Policy Ment Health. 1998 Jan;25(3):271-85.Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45073PubMed ID
9727222Related Resources
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