Citation

Kessen C. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1997; 67(1): 123-133.

Affiliation

Elizabeth General Medical Center, N.J., USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9034028

Abstract

The effects of a state commitment law that combines use of the dangerousness criterion, screening for less restrictive alternatives, and a new mental health structure were investigated. A time-series analysis of the number of commitments in a 12-year period at one screening center revealed that the expected outcome of the legislation--a decrease in state-hospital commitments--was not realized.

Language: en