• Community Treatment Orders in an Assertive Community Treatment setting: a qualitative study of patients, care providers and responsible clinicians 

      Stuen, Hanne Kilen (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-11-01)
      This study is part of the national research-based evaluation of the 12 first assertive community treatment (ACT) teams in Norway. ACT is a model for multidisciplinary community-based treatment teams that aim to provide a full range of medical, psychosocial and rehabilitation services to people with severe mental illness. Over 30% of the patients treated in the ACT teams were subject to community ...
    • How clinicians make decisions about CTOs in ACT: a qualitative study 

      Stuen, Hanne Kilen; Landheim, Anne; Rugkåsa, Jorun; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-22)
      <p><i>Background</i> - The first 12 Norwegian assertive community treatment (ACT) teams were piloted from 2009 to 2011. Of the 338 patients included during the teams’ first year of operation, 38% were subject to community treatment orders (CTOs). In Norway as in many other Western countries, the use of CTOs is relatively high despite lack of robust evidence for their effectiveness. The purpose of ...
    • 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 (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-23)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Since 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 illness. Little is known about patients’ views and experiences of CTOs within an ACT ...
    • Responsibilities with conflicting priorities: A qualitative study of ACT providers’ experiences with community treatment orders 

      Stuen, Hanne Kilen; Landheim, Anne; Rugkåsa, Jorun; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-18)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Patients with severe mental illness may be subjected to Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in order to secure that the patients adhere to treatment. Few studies have investigated the use of CTOs within an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) setting, and little is known about how the tension between the patients’ autonomy and the clinicians’ responsibility to act in the patients’ ...