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ArticlePsychiatric bulletin (2014)2014

The epistemic challenges of CTOs: Commentary on . . . Community treatment orders.

Edwina Light

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Article in Psychiatric bulletin (2014), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Many miles made and a long way to go.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Edwina LightUniversity of Sydney, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controversy around the use of community treatment orders (CTOs) arises in part from their ambiguous evidence base. Recent research has provided valuable new insights into the effects of CTOs, while also highlighting the critical importance of first understanding what CTOs are and what they are meant to achieve. A genuine public discourse on the significance of CTOs will have multiple perspectives. This necessitates a more pluralistic approach to constructing the necessary knowledge of CTOs to enable communities to make sound decisions about their use.

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PMID25237482
PMCPMC4067850

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