Title
The impact of broadened civil commitment standards on admissions to state mental hospitals
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
1985-01-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Commitment of Mentally Ill; Deinstitutionalization; Female; Hospitalization; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Hospitals, Public; Hospitals, State; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; *Mentally Ill Persons; Public Opinion; Seasons; Washington
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
In 1979, the state of Washington broadened its criteria governing the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill. This study examined the impact of the revised law on involuntary and voluntary admissions and on the type of patient admitted to state hospitals in Washington. The short-term effect of the law was an abrupt increase in involuntary commitments, with a concomitant but not offsetting decline in voluntary admissions. Although the law resulted in a substantial change in admissions policy, it does not appear to have altered the type of patient admitted to state mental hospitals in Washington.
Source
Am J Psychiatry. 1985 Jan;142(1):104-7.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The American journal of psychiatry
Related Resources
PubMed ID
3966567
Repository Citation
Pierce, Glenn L.; Durham, Mary L.; and Fisher, William H., "The impact of broadened civil commitment standards on admissions to state mental hospitals" (1985). Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center Publications and Presentations. 256.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/256
