Increased influence and collaboration: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences of community treatment orders within an assertive community treatment setting

Stuen, Hanne Kilen; Rugkåsa, Jorun; Landheim, Anne; Wynn, Rolf

doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1083-x

Increased influence and collaboration: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences of community treatment orders within an assertive community treatment setting

BackgroundSince 2009, 14 assertive community treatment (ACT) teams have started up in Norway. Over 30 % of the patients treated by the ACT teams were subject to community treatment orders (CTOs) at intake. CTOs are legal mechanisms to secure treatment adherence for patients with severe mental ill…