Better Services, Not Forced Outpatient Treatment the Answer

“In this environment, court mandates alone are unlikely to be embraced and acted upon by resource-strapped mental health providers. Meaningful changes in community mental health outcomes will require attention to the intensity and quality of care as well as to its patient centeredness and recovery orientation.”
Dr. Joseph P. Morrissey at the Sheps Center in Chapel Hill
Published in Psychiatric Services, a national online journal

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