Commitment of Mentally Ill
"Commitment of Mentally Ill" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems.
| Descriptor ID |
D003134
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.544.335.200 N03.706.535.351.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Involuntary Commitment- Involuntary Commitment
- Commitment, Involuntary
- Commitments, Involuntary
- Involuntary Commitments
Outpatient Commitment- Outpatient Commitment
- Commitment, Outpatient
- Commitments, Outpatient
- Outpatient Commitments
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Commitment of Mentally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Treatment refusal procedures and service utilization: a comparison of involuntarily hospitalized populations. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1997; 25(3):349-57.
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Assessing psychiatric care settings. Hospitalization versus outpatient care. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1996; 12(4):618-33.
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A capitated payment system for involuntary mental health clients. Health Aff (Millwood). 1995; 14(3):220-31.
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A search for the missing premise of involuntary therapeutic commitment: effective treatment of the mentally ill. Rutgers Law Rev. 1988; 40(2):303-68.
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Legal intervention in civil commitment: the impact of broadened commitment criteria. Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci. 1986 Mar; (484):42-55.
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The impact of public policy and publicity on admissions to state mental health hospitals. J Health Polit Policy Law. 1986; 11(1):41-66.
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The impact of broadened civil commitment laws on length of stay in a state mental hospital. Law Med Health Care. 1985 Dec; 13(6):290-6.
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Implications of need-for-treatment laws: a study of Washington State's Involuntary Treatment Act. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1985 Sep; 36(9):975-7.
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Use of summons in involuntary civil commitment. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1985; 13(3):243-51.
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The impact of broadened civil commitment standards on admissions to state mental hospitals. Am J Psychiatry. 1985 Jan; 142(1):104-7.