title: A competency-based approach to court-ordered outpatient treatment.
abstract: A quasi-experimental study of involuntary outpatient treatment in Massachusetts is described and analyzed. Results indicate decreased hospital use by the involuntarily treated outpatients, which may or may not be due to the involuntary intervention itself.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDermeit
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Grudzinskas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lawlor
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D016743:Mental Competency; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010045:Outpatients; D012189:Retrospective Studies