UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW
John Monahan, Ph.D.
Henry & Grace Doherty Professor of Law
Professor of Psychology and Legal Medicine

August 2007

 
MacARTHUR RESEARCH NETWORK ON MANDATED COMMUNITY TREATMENT

Network-Sponsored Publications, 2001-2007

Angell, B. (2006). Measuring strategies used by mental health providers to encourage medication adherence. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 33, 53-72.

Angell, B., Martinez, N., Mahoney, C., and Corrigan, P. (2007). Payeeship, financial leverage, and the client-provider relationship. Psychiatric Services, 58, 365-372.

Appelbaum, P. (2003). Ambivalence codified: California's new outpatient commitment statute. Psychiatric Services, 54, 26-28.

Appelbaum, P. (2004). Psychiatric advance directives and the treatment of committed patients.  Psychiatric Services, 55, 751-752, 763.

Appelbaum, P.  (2004). Commentary, in Pollack DA (ed.), Moving From Coercion to
Collaboration in Mental Health Services.  Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Appelbaum, P. (2005). Assessing Kendra’s Law: Five years of outpatient commitment in New York. Psychiatric Services, 56, 791-792.

Appelbaum, P., (2006). Commentary: Psychiatric advance directives at a crossroads--When can PADs be overridden? Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 34, 395-397.

Appelbaum, P., (2006). Violence and mental disorders: Data and public policy. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1319-1321.

Appelbaum, P., and LeMelle, S. (submitted for publication). Leverage use by Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams: Patient and staff perceptions.

Appelbaum, P., and Redlich, A. (2006). Impact of decisional capacity on the use of leverage to encourage treatment adherence. Community Mental Health Journal, 42, 121-129.

Appelbaum, P., and Redlich, A. (2006). Use of leverage over patients' money to promote adherence of psychiatric treatment. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194, 294-302.

Backlar, P., McFarland, B., Swanson, J., and Mahler, J. (2001). Consumer, provider, and informal caregiver opinions on psychiatric advance directives. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 8,427-441.

Bonnie, R., and Monahan, J. (2005). From coercion to contract: Reframing the debate on mandated community treatment for people with mental disorders. Law and Human Behavior, 29, 487-505.

Boothroyd, R., Mercado, C., Poythress, N., Christy, A., and Petrila, J. (2005). Clinical outcomes of defendants in mental health courts. Psychiatric Services, 56, 829-834.

Boothroyd, R., Poythress, N., McGaha, A., and Petrila, J. (2003). The Broward Mental Health Court: Process, outcomes and service utilization. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 26, 55-71.

Busch, A. and Redlich, A. (2007). Patients' perception of possible child custody or visitation loss if not adherent to psychiatric treatment. Psychiatric Services, 58, 999-1002.

Christy, A., Poythress, N., Boothroyd, R., Petrila, J., and Mehra, S. (2005). Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County Mental Health Court. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 227-243.

Compton, S., Swanson, J., Wagner, H., Swartz, M., Burns, B., and Elbogen, E. (2003). Involuntary outpatient commitment and homelessness in persons with severe mental illness.  Mental Health Services Research, 5, 27-38.

Elbogen, E., Ferron, J., Swartz, M., Wilder, C., Swanson, J., and Wagner, H. (submitted for publication). Characteristics of representative payeeship involving family of consumers with psychiatric disabilities.

Elbogen, E., Mustillo, S., Van Dorn, R., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (2007). The impact of perceived need for treatment on risk of arrest and violence among people with severe mental illness. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 197-210.

Elbogen, E., Soriano, C., Van Dorn, R., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (2005).  Consumer perspectives on representative payee use of disability funds to leverage treatment adherence.  Psychiatric Services, 56, 45-49.

Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., Appelbaum, P., Swartz, M., Ferron, J., Van Dorn, R., and Wagner, R. (2007).  Competence to complete psychiatric advance directives: Effects of facilitated decision making.  Law and Human Behavior, 31, 275-289.

Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (2003). Psychiatric disability, the use of financial leverage, and perceived coercion in mental health services. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2, 119-127.

Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (2003). Effects of legal mechanisms on perceived coercion and treatment adherence in persons with severe mental illness. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191, 629-637.

Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Van Dorn, R., Ferron, J., Wagner, H. (submitted for publication). Effects of facilitated psychiatric advance directives on patients’ perceptions of self- determination.

Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., and Wagner, H. (2003). Characteristics of third-party money management for persons with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatric Services, 54, 1136-1141.

Elbogen, E., Swartz, M., Van Dorn, R., Swanson, J., Kim, M., and Scheyett, A. (2006). Clinician decision-making and views about psychiatric advance directives. Psychiatric Services, 57, 350-355.

Elbogen, E., Van Dorn, R., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., and Monahan J. (2006). Treatment engagement and violence risk in mental disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry, 189, 354-360.

Elbogen, E., Wilder, C., Swartz, M., and Swanson, J. (in press).  Caregivers as money managers for adults with severe mental illness:  How treatment providers can help. Academic Psychiatry.

Ferron, J., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., and Wagner HR. (submitted for publication) A conceptually-based scale to measure consumers’ reasons for engaging in mental health services.

Griffin, P., Steadman, H., and Petrila, J. (2002). The use of criminal charges and sanctions in mental health courts. Psychiatric Services, 53, 1285-1289.

Groff, A., Burns, B., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Wagner, H., and Tompson, M. (2004). Caregiving for persons with mental illness: The impact of outpatient commitment on caregiving strain. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 554-562.

Hiday, V., Swartz, M., Swanson, J., and Borum, R. (2002). Coercion in mental health care. In Blacklar, P.,  and Cutler, D. (eds).  Ethics in Community Mental Health Care: Commonplace Concerns. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Hiday, V., Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Borum, R., and Wagner, H. (2002). Impact of outpatient commitment on victimization of people with severe mental illness. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 1403-1411.

Kim M., Van Dorn, R., Scheyett, A., Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (2007). Understanding the personal and clinical utility of Psychiatric Advance Directives:  A qualitative perspective. Psychiatry, 70, 19-29.

Kim, M., Van Dorn, R., Scheyett, A., McDaniel, L., Elbogen, E., Swartz, M., Swanson, J., and Ferron, J. (in press). Front line workers’ attitudes towards psychiatric advance directives. Research on Social Work Practice.

Kim M., Van Dorn, R., Scheyett, A., Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (in press). Understanding the personal and clinical utility of psychiatric advance directives:  A qualitative perspective. Psychiatry.

Louden, J., Skeem, J., Camp, J., Christensen, E. (submitted for publication). Supervising probationers with mental disorder: How do agencies respond to violations?

McGaha, A., Boothroyd, R., Poythress, N., Petrila, J., and Ort, R. (2002). Lessons from the Broward County mental health court evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning, 25, 125-135.

Monahan, J., and Bonnie, R. (2004). License as leverage: Mandating treatment for professionals. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 3, 131-138 (2004).

Monahan, J., Bonnie, R., Appelbaum, P., Hyde, P., Steadman, H., and Swartz, M. (2001). Mandated community treatment: Beyond outpatient commitment. Psychiatric Services, 52, 1198-1205.

Monahan, J., Redlich, A., Swanson, J., Robbins, P., Appelbaum, P., Petrila, J., Steadman, H., Swartz, M., Angell, B., and McNiel, D. (2005). Use of leverage to improve adherence to psychiatric treatment in the community. Psychiatric Services, 56, 37-44.

Monahan, J., Swartz, M., and Bonnie, R. (2003). Mandated treatment in the community for people with mental disorders. Health Affairs, 22, 28-38.

Pescosolido, B., Fettes, D., Martin, J., Monahan, J., and McLeod, J. (2007). Perceived dangerousness and support for coerced treatment for children with mental health problems. Psychiatric Services, 58, 619-625.

Petrila, J. (2004). Emerging issues in forensic mental health. Psychiatric Quarterly, 75, 3-19.

Petrila, J. (2003). An introduction to special jurisdiction courts. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 26, 3-12.

Petrila, J., and Monahan, J. (2003). Introduction to the special issue: mandated community treatment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 411-414, consisting of:

Cosden, M., Ellens, J., Schnell, J., Yasmeen, Y., and Wolfe, M. (2003). Evaluation of a mental health treatment court with assertive community treatment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 415-427.

Skeem, J., Encandela, J., and Louden, J., (2003). Perspectives on probation and mandated mental health treatment in specialized and traditional probation departments. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 429-458.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., and Hannon, M., (2003). Does fear of coercion keep people away from mental health treatment? Evidence from a survey of persons with schizophrenia and mental health professionals. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 459-472.

Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., Wagner, H., and Burns, B. (2003). Effects of involuntary outpatient commitment on subjective quality of life in persons with severe mental illness. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 473-491.

Christy, A., Boothroyd, R., Petrila, J., and Poythress, N. (2003). The reported prevalence of mandated community treatment in two Florida samples.  Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 493-502.

Allen, M. (2003). Waking Rip Van Winkle: Why developments in the last 20 years should teach the mental health system not to use housing as a tool of coercion. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 503-521.

Petrila, J., Poythress, N., McGaha, A., and Boothroyd, R. (2001). Preliminary observations from an evaluation of the Broward County Mental Health Court. Court Review, Winter, 14-22.

Petrila, J. and Redlich, A. (submitted for publication). Options for diverting persons with mental illness from the criminal justice system.

Petrila, J., Ridgely, M.S. and Borum, R. (2003). Debating outpatient commitment: Controversy, trends, and empirical data. Crime & Delinquency, 49, 177-192.

Poythress, N., Petrila, J., McGaha, A., and Boothroyd, R. (2002). Perceived coercion and procedural justice in the Broward County Mental Health Court. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 25, 517-533.

Rain, S., Steadman, H., and Robbins, P. (2003). Perceived coercion and treatment adherence in an outpatient commitment program.  Psychiatric Services, 54, 399-401.

Rain, S.,  Williams, V., Robbins, P., Monahan, J., Steadman, H., and Vesselinov, R.  (2003). Perceived coercion at hospital admission and adherence to mental health treatment after discharge. Psychiatric Services, 54, 103-105.

Redlich, A. (2005). Voluntary, but knowing and intelligent: Comprehension in mental health courts. Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, 11, 605-619.

Redlich, A., and Monahan, J. (2006). General pressures to adhere to psychiatric treatment in the community. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 5, 126-131.

Redlich, A., Steadman, H., Monahan, J., Petrila, J., and Griffin, P. (2005). The second generation of mental health courts. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 11, 527-538.

Redlich, A., Steadman, H., Monahan, J., Robbins, P., and Petrila, J. (2006). Patterns of practice in mental health courts: A national survey. Law and Human Behavior, 30, 347-362.

Redlich, A., Steadman, H., Robbins, P., and Swanson, J. (2006). Use of the criminal justice system to leverage mental health treatment: Effects on treatment adherence and satisfaction. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 34, 292–299.

Ridgely, M., Borum, R., and Petrila, J. (2001). The effectiveness of involuntary outpatient treatment. Santa Monica: RAND Institute for Civil Justice.

Robbins, P., Petrila, J., LeMelle, S., and Monahan, J. (2006). The use of housing as leverage to increase adherence to psychiatric treatment in the community. Administration and
Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33, 226-236.

Scheyett, A., Kim, M., Swanson, J., and Swartz, M. (in press) Psychiatric advance directives: A tool for empowerment and recovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.

Scheyett, A., Kim, M., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., Van Dorn, R., and Ferron, J.  (in press).  Social workers’ knowledge of psychiatric advance directives:  Implications for education, practice, and research.  Families in Society:  The Journal of Contemporary Social Services.

Scheyett, A., Kim, M., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., Van Dorn, R., and Ferron, J. (in press). Autonomy and the use of directive intervention in the treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses: A survey of social work practitioners.Social Work in Mental Health.

Sinaiko, A., and McGuire, T. (2006). Patient inducement, provider priorities and resource allocation in public mental health systems. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 31, 1075-1106.

Skeem, J., and Emke-Francis, P. (2004). Probation and mental health: Defining and responding to the challenges. Perspectives: The Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association, 28, 22-26.

Skeem, J., Emke-Francis, P., and Eno Louden, J. (2006).  Probation, mental health, and mandated treatment:  A national survey. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 33, 158-184.

Skeem, J., and Eno-Louden, J. (2006).  Toward evidence-based practice for probationers and parolees mandated to mental health treatment. Psychiatric Services, 57, 333-342.

Skeem, J., Eno Louden, J., Polashek, D., and Camp, J. (in press).  Assessing relationship quality in mandated community treatment: Blending care with control. Psychological Assessment.

Skeem, J., Haddad, E., Manchak, S., and Vidal, S. (submitted for publication).  Social networks and social control of probationers with co-occurring disorders.

Skeem, J., and Manchak, S. (in press). Back to the future: From Klockars’ model of effective supervision to evidence-based practice in probation. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation.

Skeem, J., Manchak, S., and Eno Louden, J. (in press).  Community corrections.  In B. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Skeem, J., and Petrila, J. (2004). Problem-solving supervision: Specialty probation for individuals with mental illness. Court Review, 40, 8-15.

Srebnik, D., Appelbaum, P., and Russo, J. (in press). Assessing competence to complete psychiatric advance directives with the CAT-PAD. Comprehensive Psychiatry.

Srebnik, D., Rutherford, L., Peto, T., Russo, J., Zick, E., Jaffe, C., and Holtzheimer, P. (2005). The content and clinical utility of psychiatric advance directives. Psychiatric Services, 56, 592-598.

Steadman, H., Davidson, S., and Brown, C. (2001). Mental health courts: Their promise and unanswered questions. Psychiatric Services, 52, 457-458.

Steadman, H., and Redlich, A. (2006). A scale to perceived coercion in everyday life: A concept to inform research on the legal issues of coerced treatment. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health,5, 167-171.

Steadman, H., Redlich, A., Griffin, P., Petrila, J., and Monahan, J. (2005). From referral to disposition: Case processing in seven mental health courts. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 215-226.

Stroup, S., Swartz, M., and Appelbaum, P. (2003). Concealed medicines for people with schizophrenia: a U.S. perspective. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 28, 537-542.

Swanson, J., Borum, R., Swartz, M., Hiday, V., Wagner, R., and Burns, B. (2001).  Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 28, 156-189.

Swanson J., McCrary, S., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., and Van Dorn, R. (2006).  Superseding psychiatric advance directives:  Ethical and legal considerations. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 34, 385-94.

Swanson, J., McCrary, S., Swartz, M., Van Dorn, R., and Elbogen, E. (2007).  Overriding psychiatric advance directives:  factors associated with psychiatrists’ decisions to preempt patients’ advance refusal of hospitalization and medication. Law & Human Behavior, 31, 77-90.

Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Borum, R., Hiday, V., Wagner, H., and Burns, B.J. (2001). Involuntary outpatient commitment and reduction of violent behavior in persons with severe mental illness. In Talbott, J. (ed.), Year Book of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health.  New York: Elsevier, 173-174.

Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Ferron, J., Elbogen, E., and Van Dorn, R. (2006). Psychiatric advance directives among public mental health consumers in five U.S. cities:  Prevalence, demand, and correlates.  Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry & Law, 34, 43-57.

Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Hannon, M., Elbogen, E., Wagner, H., McCauley, B., and Butterfield, M. (2003). Psychiatric advance directives: A survey of persons with schizophrenia, family members, and treatment providers. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2, 73-86.

Swanson, J., Van Dorn, R., Monahan, J., and Swartz, M. (2006). Violence and leveraged community treatment for persons with mental disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1404-1411.

Swanson, J., Swartz, J., Elbogen, E., Van Dorn, R., Ferron, J., Wagner, H.R., McCauley, B.J., and Kim, M. (2006). Facilitated psychiatric advance directives:  A randomized trial of an intervention to foster advance treatment planning among persons with severe mental illness. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1943-1951.

Swartz, M. (2007). Can mandated outpatient treatment prevent tragedies? Psychiatric Services, 58, 737.

Swartz, M., and Monahan, J. (2001). Introduction: Special section on involuntary outpatient commitment. Psychiatric Services, 52, 323-324, consisting of:

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Hiday, V., Wagner, H., Burns, B., and Borum, R. (2001). A randomized controlled trial of outpatient commitment in North Carolina. Psychiatric Services, 52, 325-329.   

Steadman, H., Gounis, K., Dennis, D., Hopper, K., Roche, B., Swartz, M., and Robbins, P. (2001). Assessing the New York City involuntary outpatient commitment pilot program.    Psychiatric Services, 52, 330-336.

Torrey, E., and Zdanowicz, M. (2001). Outpatient commitment: What, why, and for whom?    Psychiatric Services, 52, 337-341.  

Allen, M., and Smith, V. (2001). Opening Pandora's box: The practical and legal dangers of involuntary outpatient commitment. Psychiatric Services, 52, 342-346.   

Appelbaum, P. (2001). Thinking carefully about outpatient commitment. Psychiatric Services, 52, 347-350. 

Swartz, M., and Swanson, J. (2002). Involuntary outpatient commitment in the United States:  Practice and controversy.  In Buchanan, A.  (ed.).Care for the Mentally Disordered Offender in the Community. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Swartz M., and Swanson, J. (2004). Involuntary outpatient commitment, community treatment orders, and assisted outpatient treatment: What's in the data?  Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 585-591.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Ferron, J., Elbogen, E., Van Dorn, R., Kim, M., and Scheyett, A. (2006). Psychiatrists’ views and attitudes about psychiatric advance directives. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 5, 67-81.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Kim, M., and Petrila, J. (2006). Use of outpatient commitment or related civil court treatment orders in five U.S. communities. Psychiatric Services, 57, 343-349.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., and Monahan, J. (2003). Endorsement of personal benefit of outpatient commitment among persons with severe mental illness. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 9, 70-93.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Wagner, R., Burns, B., and Hiday, V. (2001). Effects of involuntary outpatient commitment and depot antipsychotics on treatment adherence in persons with severe mental illness. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 189, 583-592.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Wagner, H., Burns, B., Hiday, V., and Borum, W. (2001). Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce hospital recidivism?: Findings from a randomized trial with severely mentally ill individuals. In Talbott, J. (ed.), Year Book of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health. New York: Elsevier.

Swartz, M., Wagner, H., Swanson, J., and Elbogen, E. (2004). Consumers' perceptions of the fairness and effectiveness of mandated community treatment and related pressures. Psychiatric Services, 55, 780-785.

Swartz, M., Wagner, H., Swanson, J., Hiday, V., and Burns, B. (2002). The perceived coerciveness of involuntary outpatient commitment: Findings from an empirical study. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 30, 207-217.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J. Wagner, H., Hannon, M, Burns, B., and Shumway, M. (2003). Assessment of four stakeholder groups’ preferences concerning outpatient commitment for persons with schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 1139-1146.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., and Elbogen, E. (2004). Psychiatric advance directives: Practical, legal and ethical issues. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 4, 97-107.

Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Van Dorn, R., Elbogen, E., and Shumway, M. (2006). Patient preferences for psychiatric advance directives. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health,
5, 67-81.

Szmukler, G., and Appelbaum, P.  (2001). Treatment pressures, coercion, and compulsion.  In Thornicroft, G., and Szmukler, G. (eds.). Textbook of Community Psychiatry. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Van Dorn, R., Elbogen, E., Redlich, A., Swanson, J., Swartz, M., and Mustillo, S.  (2006). The relationship between mandated treatment and perceived barriers to care in persons with mental illness. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 29, 495-506.

Van Dorn, R., Swanson, J., Elbogen, E., and Swartz, M. (2005). A comparison of stigmatizing attitudes toward persons with schizophrenia in four stakeholder groups: Perceived likelihood of violence and desire for social distance. Psychiatry, 68, 152-163.

Van Dorn, R., Swanson, J., Swartz M., and Elbogen E. (2005). The effects of race and criminal justice involvement on access to atypical antipsychotic medications among persons with schizophrenia. Mental Health Services Research, 7, 123-134.

Van Dorn, R., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., Swanson, J., Kim, M., Ferron, J., McDaniel, L., and Scheyett, A. (2006). Clinicians' attitudes regarding barriers to the implementation of psychiatric advance directives. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services, 33, 449-460.

Van Dorn, R., Swartz, M., Elbogen, E., and Swanson, J. (2005). Consumer perspectives on the fairness and effectiveness of the use of leverages for mental health treatment. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 4, 119-133.

Wagner, H., Swartz, M., Swanson, J., Burns, B. and Hiday, V. (2003).  Does involuntary outpatient commitment lead to more intensive treatment?   Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 9, 145-158.

Wilder, C., Elbogen, E., Swartz, M., Swanson, J., and Van Dorn, R.  (in press) Effect of patients’ reasons for refusing treatment on implementing Psychiatric Advance Directives. Psychiatric Services.

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