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Jan 5, 2020 · When it comes to involuntary interventions, their human rights are not respected in the same way as they are for people who have nonpsychiatric disorders. Two sets of analyses propose fundamental reform aimed at eliminating the discrimination.
- George Szmukler
- 2020
To do so, we asked a crucial question: Does the state law allow an individual in need of involuntary evaluation or treatment to receive timely care, for sufficient duration, in a manner that enables and promotes long-term stabilization?
Aug 9, 2024 · Under WIC 5150, an individual can be involuntarily placed in a locked psychiatric facility for an evaluation lasting up to 72 hours, initiated by any peace officer or specified individuals authorized by a county government.
The Act bears the serious responsibility of balancing the interests and values of traditional mental health treatment of psychiatrists, mental health nurses and other mental health workers with the interests and values of people who are experiencing a mental health condition, or have been diagnosed with a mental health condition.
Feb 3, 2020 · Patients on involuntary holds without history of psychiatric disorder often have severe pain or other active medical conditions which may contribute to suicidal thoughts. Addressing these underlying medical issues may be crucial in preventing further psychiatric decompensation.
- Christian Lachner, Michael J. Maniaci, Tyler F. Vadeboncoeur, Nancy L. Dawson, Teresa A. Rummans, Ar...
- 2020
Feb 28, 2020 · When a patient with both a history of mental illness and a history of violence limited to those episodes of illness presents with an acute exacerbation of a psychotic disorder and is threatening or agitated-or has perhaps already committed an act of aggression or violence-and is refusing medication and hospitalization, then there may be no other...
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Nov 3, 2020 · Abstract. Objective: Characterizing commitment as an involuntary psychiatric emergency detention that possibly extends into a longer-term detention, the authors aimed to calculate population rates of detentions and chart interstate differences since 2011 by means of publicly available state counts. Methods:
