Open AccessConditional Release in Western Australia: Effect on Hospital Length of Stay
Author(s) -
Steven P. Segal,
Neil Preston,
Steve Kisely,
Jianguo Xiao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychiatric services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1557-9700
pISSN - 1075-2730
DOI - 10.1176/ps.2009.60.1.94
Subject(s) - medicine , psychology
The goal of this study was to determine whether the introduction of community treatment orders, which allow for conditional release from a psychiatric hospital, reduced inpatient episode durations in Western Australia by providing an alternative to extended inpatient stays.
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