What happens when effective outpatient civil commitment is terminated?

Title

What happens when effective outpatient civil commitment is terminated?

Creator

Munetz M R; Grande T; Kleist J; Peterson G A; Vuddagiri S

Publisher

New directions for mental health services

Date

1997
1997

Description

Outpatient civil commitment can be effective in slowing the revolving door for selected patients, but it may not be the best mechanism for ensuring treatment over time.

Subject

*Ambulatory Care; *Commitment of Mentally Ill/legislation & jurisprudence; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Ohio; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Outpatients; Patient Readmission; Psychotic Disorders/*rehabilitation

Rights

Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s).

Pages

49–59

Issue

75

Citation

Munetz M R; Grande T; Kleist J; Peterson G A; Vuddagiri S, “What happens when effective outpatient civil commitment is terminated?,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 27, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/3095.