Fault-lines in community treatment order legislation

Article Abstract:

The article examines the role of capacity or competence principles in the legal criteria used to rule in involuntary mental disorder outpatient treatment cases in six Commonwealth jurisdictions. It is posited that coercion is not necessary to promote use of mental health services, and that clinicians should not be provided with such power.

Science & research, Research, Involuntary treatment

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Psychiatric assessment after every six years of the TBS order in the Netherlands

Article Abstract:

The article examines the practice in the Netherlands of assessing dangerous, mentally ill persons after a period of prison detention followed by treatment at a secure clinical facility. It is posited that the scarcity of adequately qualified exports may compromise the efficacy of the process.

Evaluation

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Contacts with public services, with special reference to mental health care, preceding a serious crime: a retrospective study of 268 subjects of forensic psychiatric investigations

Article Abstract:

The processes for forensic psychiatric investigation in Sweden are examined. Recommendations include special case management and monitoring, and more in-depth studies of high-risk individuals and their psychiatric contacts.

Management dynamics, Practice, Forensic psychiatry

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