title: Involuntary outpatient treatment (iot) for severe mental patients: current situation in Spain.
abstract: Involuntary Outpatient Treatment (IOT) expects to improve treatment compliance and, therefore, prevent the impairment of patients with severe mental illness, as well as the risk for them and others. Besides IOT introduction defenders and opponent's states, scientific literature offers contradictory results. Legislative changes have been taken in the vast majority of our neighbouring countries in order to regulate IOT application. There is no legal regulation in Spain; however, OIT application is possible in certain Spanish cities. This article reviews IOT in Spain and surrounding countries.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, España. carloscanetenicolas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cañete-Nicolás
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-Viadel
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellido-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Guillem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lera-Calatayud
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asensio-Pascual
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pérez-Prieto
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calabuig-Crespo
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leal-Cercós
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013030:Spain