title: Community treatment orders: how ethical without experimental evidence?
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D037141:Mandatory Programs / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009520:New Zealand; D006113:United Kingdom