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Involuntary commitment — For involuntary treatment in non hospital settings, see involuntary treatment. Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual with symptoms of severe mental illness is court ordered into treatment in a… … Wikipedia
Involuntary treatment — (also referred to by proponents as assisted treatment and by critics as forced drugging) refers to medical treatment undertaken without a person s consent. In almost all circumstances, involuntary treatment refers to psychiatric treatment… … Wikipedia
commitment — n 1: an act of committing: as a: placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital petition for commitment compare incompetent, interdiction ◇ Commitment to a mental health facility is called … Law dictionary
Commitment — may refer to: Promise, or personal commitment Contract, a legally binding exchange of promises Brand commitment Involuntary commitment, the use of legal means or forms to commit a person to a mental hospital, insane asylum or psychiatric ward… … Wikipedia
commitment — A warrant, order, or process by which court or magistrate directs ministerial officer to take person to penal institution or mental health facility. Schildhaus v. City of New York, 7 Misc.2d 859, 163 N.Y.S.2d 201, 206. Also, the act of taking or… … Black's law dictionary
commitment — A warrant, order, or process by which court or magistrate directs ministerial officer to take person to penal institution or mental health facility. Schildhaus v. City of New York, 7 Misc.2d 859, 163 N.Y.S.2d 201, 206. Also, the act of taking or… … Black's law dictionary
Voluntary commitment — is the act or practice of a person being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility, voluntarily, and without the process of involuntary commitment. Unlike in involuntary commitment the person is free to leave the… … Wikipedia
5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold) — Section 5150 is a section of the California Welfare and Institutions Code (specifically, the Lanterman–Petris–Short Act or LPS ) which allows a qualified officer or clinician to involuntarily confine a person deemed to have a mental disorder that … Wikipedia
Special Commitment Center — The Special Commitment Center in the state of Washington is a post sentence housing and treatment facility, currently located at McNeil Island Corrections Center. It is controversial in that it allows the involuntary commitment of people who have … Wikipedia
American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization — The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric… … Wikipedia
Outpatient commitment — refers to mental health law that allows the compulsory, community based treatment of individuals with mental illness. In the United States the term assisted outpatient treatment or AOT is often used and refers to a process whereby a judge orders… … Wikipedia
