03: Outpatient Commitment, ECHO for Primary Care Providers, and Mental Health Courts

Summary: Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin discuss the controversial practice of outpatient commitment (community treatment orders or assisted outpatient treatment) and its effect on mortality (http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201600164), the use of the ECHO model (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in providing case-based training for health care providers via videoconferencing with a team of specialists (http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201600471), and whether mental health courts affect rates of recidivism (http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201700107). Articles may be viewed online at http://ps.psychiatryonline.org.