Database of New Zealand mental health research

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Principal contact
Name	Dr Richard Mullen
Email	Email address is not available; please contact keadmin@tepou.co.nz for more information.
The research
Summary	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.
Objectives	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.
Study design	Qualitative interviews with 27 family members, whose relatives have been subject to compulsory community treatment.
Methods	Qualitative
Results	Family members are generally in favour of the use of compulsory treatment orders. They perceive a positive influence on their relative, on themselves, on family relationships, and on relations with the clinical team.
Conclusions	Family members are aware of the ethical and other dilemas that attend the use of compulsory community care.
Key Descriptors	Family, Intervention/Treatment
Disciplines	Multi disciplinary
Settings	Outpatient
Diagnostic Categories	Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Other
Populations	General Population
Other Keywords	compulsory treatment orders, ethics, family
Ethics approval	Yes
Academic led	Yes
Service led	No
How were service users involved	Participants of the research
Publication in peer review journal	Yes
Supporting information
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Links	[abstract] Int J of Social Psychiatry (2006) 52 (5), 1-10 http://isp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/5/469

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