The psychiatrist in the community vs the district psychiatrist. Two sides of the coin. The problem of involuntary commitment

A. Shiber; L. Kyra; S. Hannah; A. F. Halmosh

The psychiatrist in the community vs the district psychiatrist. Two sides of the coin. The problem of involuntary commitment

A. Shiber, L. Kyra, S. Hannah, A. F. Halmosh

Joyce & Irving Goldman Medical School

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Psychiatrists often come into contact with mentally ill patients whom they believe would benefit from medical treatment. However, the legal requirements of a commitment order present a frustrating, and sometimes unnecessary, obstacle to such treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1236-1241
Number of pages	6
Journal	Medicine and Law
Volume	9
Issue number	6
State	Published - 1 Dec 1990

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The psychiatrist in the community vs the district psychiatrist. Two sides of the coin. The problem of involuntary commitment

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