Involuntary Commitment: Opinions Regarding Patient Autonomy, Legal Parameters, and Behavioral Services Care Delivery
With growing concern by local and state officials that individuals with mental disorders are underserved and lack access to hospital-based services, changes to involuntary commitment rules to enhance access to care are being assessed. Currently, there is controversy about criteria for involuntary commitment, authority to commit patients, and how both factors affect patient autonomy.
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