Community treatment orders: how ethical without experimental evidence?
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Compulsory community treatment orders are a feature of most advanced mental health systems without convincing experimental evidence of benefits. Is it ethical to continue without such evidence ? This paper argues that the responsibility for ensuring it is collected lies as much with Parliament as with researchers.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Psychological medicine
دوره 39 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009