Evaluation of compulsory ambulatory treatment in Israel.
The effectiveness of Israel's compulsory ambulatory treatment order was evaluated based on a one-year follow-up of the 326 orders served during the first four years of implementation. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical, and legal data were obtained from patient records. Success was defined as continuous treatment for the entire six-month period of compulsory ambulatory treatment, or as voluntary hospitalization during or after the compulsory treatment period. The compulsory ambulatory treatment order was found to be efficacious in 43.3 percent of the cases; in 32.5 percent it did not succeed in preventing compulsory hospitalization, and in the remaining cases (22.1 percent), success was partial.
Durst
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Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. rimona@isdn.net.il
Teitelbaum
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A
Bar-El
Y
Y
Shlafman
M
M
Ginath
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome