Review finds significant gaps in research on AOT outcomes

Abstract

Nearly every state authorizes some form of mandated outpatient mental health treatment through a civil court process, but the existing research into the effectiveness of these assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) programs has left a great deal unanswered, according to authors of a newly published review. Among the identified gaps, studies have looked into a limited number of jurisdictions and have largely failed to capture program participants' experiences in these programs.