1. Situacion en España del tratamiento ambulatorio involuntario (TAI) para enfermos mentales graves.
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Cañete-Nicolás, Carlos, Hernández-Viadel, Miguel, Bellido-Rodréguez, Carmen, Lera-Calatayud, Guillem, Asensio-Pascual, Pedro, Pérez-Prieto, Juan F., Calabuig-Crespo, Roman, and Leal-Cercós, Carmen
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PEOPLE with mental illness , *CARE of people , *INVOLUNTARY treatment , *OUTPATIENT medical care , *PATHOLOGICAL psychology , *PSYCHIATRY laws , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Involuntary Outpatient Treatment (IOT) expects to improve treatment compliance and, therefore, prevent the impairment of patients with severe mental illness, as well as the risk for them and others. Besides IOT introduction defenders and opponent's states, scientific literature offers contradictory results. Legislative changes have been taken in the vast majority of our neighbouring countries in order to regulate IOT application. There is no legal regulation in Spain; however, OIT application is possible in certain Spanish cities. This article reviews IOT in Spain and surrounding countries [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012