A 10-year comparison of short versus long-term court-ordered psychiatric hospitalization: a follow-up study
Abstract Background The Israel Mental Health Act of 1991 stipulates a process for court-ordered involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. As in many Western countries, this process is initiated when an individual is deemed “not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder (NCR-MD)” or “incompe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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Series: | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-023-00561-0 |