@article{ref1,
title="An experimental analysis of the civil commitment recommendations of psychologists and psychiatrists",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="1988",
author="Thompson, Judith S. and Ager, Joel W.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="119-129",
abstract="Legal and nonlegal factors influencing the civil commitment recommendations of psychologists and psychiatrists separately and as a whole were investigated using an experimental design. One hundred and seventy-six psychologists and psychiatrists made recommendations for or against commitment for a series of clinical vignettes wherein the five facets of commitment criterion, legal committability, clinical treatability, alternative resources and presence of psychosis were systematically varied. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that all facets contributed independently and in combination to the commitment decisions of participants as a whole. It was concluded that mental health professionals may utilize a variety of types of information, beyond the relevant legal criteria, in making actual decisions to initiate civil commitments.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2370060109",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370060109"
}