Comparison 2. COMMUNITY TREATMENT ORDERS compared with SUPERVISED DISCHARGE (SECTION 17).

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Health service outcomes: 1a. Readmission to hospital ‐ by 12 months	1	333	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.74, 1.32]
2 Health service outcomes. 1b. Readmission to hospital by 36 months	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Readmission	1	330	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.71 [0.45, 1.11]
2.2 > 1 readmission	1	213	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.07 [0.62, 1.85]
3 Health service outcomes: 2. Hospital bed‐days by 12 months	1	333	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐8.70 [‐30.88, 13.48]
4 Health service outcomes: 3. Number of readmissions by 12 months	1	119	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.20 [‐0.45, 0.05]
5 Health service outcomes: 4. Number with multiple readmissions by 12 months	1	333	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.56 [0.27, 1.17]
6 Health service outcomes: 5a. Days in community till first admission by 12 months	1	333	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	5.0 [‐21.74, 31.74]
7 Health service outcomes: 5b. Days in community till first admission and mean duration of bed‐days by 36 months	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
7.1 Time to 1st readmission in days	1	330	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	60.0 [‐27.62, 147.62]
7.2 Mean duration of bed‐days	1	212	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐15.10 [‐89.39, 59.19]
8 Participant level outcomes: 1. Mental state ‐ psychiatric symptoms at 12 months (BPRS)	1	234	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.10 [‐3.17, 2.97]
9 Participant level outcomes: 2. Global state: GAF at 12 months	1	237	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.70 [‐3.91, 2.51]
10 Participant level outcomes: 3. Satisfaction with care: perceived coercion at 11 to 12 months	1	182	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.5 [‐1.71, 0.71]
11 Participant level outcomes: 4. Satisfaction with care: leverage at 11 to 12 months	1	229	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.66, 2.31]
12 Participant level outcomes: 5. Social Outcomes Index at 12 months	1	236	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.10 [‐0.40, 0.20]