Commitment of Mentally Ill
"Commitment of Mentally Ill" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems.
| Descriptor ID |
D003134
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.544.335.200 N03.706.535.351.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Involuntary Commitment- Involuntary Commitment
- Commitment, Involuntary
- Commitments, Involuntary
- Involuntary Commitments
Outpatient Commitment- Outpatient Commitment
- Commitment, Outpatient
- Commitments, Outpatient
- Outpatient Commitments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Commitment of Mentally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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A cross-sectional study of psychosocial and criminal factors associated with arrest in mentally ill female detainees. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2002; 30(3):380-90.
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An outpatient psychiatry program for offenders with mental disorders found not guilty by reason of insanity. Psychiatr Serv. 1999 Dec; 50(12):1597-605.