Recovery and Resilience

Little evidence for community treatment orders - a battle fought with heavy weapons

Heun, Reinhard; Dave, Subodh; Rowlands, Paul (2016)

This editorial discusses the pros and cons of community treatment orders (CTOs) from the perspective of community general adult psychiatry. There is little scientific evidence supporting the application of CTOs. Preconditions ...
Building ties in the community for patients with mental illness

Heun, Reinhard (2016)

Since its conception in the 1960s, community psychiatry has aimed at caring for people suffering from mental disorders without secluding them from their life environment. Its main aim is not the mere treatment of symptoms ...