Family Perspective on Community Treatment Orders: A New Zealand Study

Richard Mullen, Anita Gibbs and John Dawson
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Richard Mullen: Department of Psychological Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand, richard.mullen@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Anita Gibbs: Department of Community and Family Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand
John Dawson: Faculty of Law, University of Otago, New Zealand

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2006, vol. 52, issue 5, 469-478

Abstract: Background : People with serious mental disorders typically live with family members. Despite increasing interest in compulsory community treatment for such patients, the experience and views of their family members have been little studied. Material : Qualitative interviews with 27 family members, whose relatives have been subject to compulsory community treatment. Discussion and conclusions : Family members are generally in favour of the use of compulsory community treatment orders. They perceive a positive influence on their relative, on themselves, on family relationships, and on relations with the clinical team. Family members are aware of the ethical and other dilemmas that attend the use of compulsory community care.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764006066836

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