Supervised discharge orders
TL;DR: How psychiatrists are using supervised discharge orders (SDOs) and their preliminary estimates of how well they work and there is no consistency in their use are reported.
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Abstract: Donna Franklin and her colleagues ([2000][1], this issue) report on how psychiatrists are using supervised discharge orders (SDOs) and their preliminary estimates of how well they work. Two things stand out from the paper that mirror my local experience. First, there is no consistency in their use
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Consultant psychiatrists' experiences of using supervised discharge: Results of a national survey
TL;DR: For those patients who are made subject to supervised discharge, the order appears to be effective and may improve medication compliance, despite the absence of the legal power to enforce treatment.
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