Coerced psychiatric treatment in the community: perspective from England and Wales
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Background The UK Government has been pursuing a program to update the mental health law in England and Wales. The various proposals have met with sustained, widespread criticism. The intention now is to amend the statute in limited areas. This presentation will examine the clinical and legal context of a proposed change: introduction of supervised community treatment in the form of community treatment orders.
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