Citation

Hoge SK, Appelbaum PS, Greer A. Am. J. Psychiatry 1989; 146(2): 170-175.

Affiliation

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Worcester 01605.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2912258

Abstract

Massachusetts civil commitment criteria were compared in an emergency setting with a set of criteria developed by Dr. Alan Stone. Contrary to expectations, the Stone criteria proved to be more restrictive in a sample of 503 patients. Few patients would be newly committable under the Stone criteria; of the 35 patients committable under the Stone standard, 32 also met the current Massachusetts criteria for commitment. The clinical and policy implications of the adoption of the Stone criteria are discussed.

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