Title
The efficacy of involuntary outpatient treatment in Massachusetts
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
1998-09-04
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adult; Ambulatory Care; Analysis of Variance; Commitment of Mentally Ill; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Massachusetts; Matched-Pair Analysis; Mental Competency; Mental Disorders; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Admission; Program Evaluation; Quality of Life; Statistics, Nonparametric
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
One means to address some of the unintended consequences of the shift of treatment for individuals with serious mental illness from hospitals to communities has been involuntary outpatient treatment (IOT). Using Massachusetts data, 19 patients with court orders for IOT were matched to all and to best fits on demographic and clinical variables, and then to individuals with the closest fit on utilization before the IOT date. Outcomes indicated the IOT group had significantly fewer admissions and hospital days after the court order. The full impact of IOT requires more study, particularly directed toward IOT's effects on insight and quality of life.
Source
Adm Policy Ment Health. 1998 Jan;25(3):271-85.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Administration and policy in mental health
Related Resources
PubMed ID
9727222
Repository Citation
Geller, Jeffrey L.; Grudzinskas, Albert J. Jr.; McDermeit, Melissa; Fisher, William H.; and Lawlor, Ted, "The efficacy of involuntary outpatient treatment in Massachusetts" (1998). Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center Publications and Presentations. 181.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/181
