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Compulsory treatment in the community: some debating issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Trevor Turner*
Affiliation:
St Bartholonew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
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Abstract

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Compulsory treatment in the community has engendered considerable differences in opinion, and the recent rejection of a supervision order by a Parliamentary Committee. The arguments were recently debated, at a Section meeting of the College. More detailed research and a wider discussion within the College, and between the College and other interested parties, is needed. Refining these issues, whatever the legislative outcomes, should lead to improvements in community care.

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