State Laws on Emergency Holds: Updated Data Set

Leslie C. Hedman, J.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.670505

TO THE EDITOR: This issue of Psychiatric Services includes an article titled “State Laws on Emergency Holds for Mental Health Stabilization” (1), which provides data on emergency hold laws effective as of November 1, 2014.

Since the above article was published online earlier this year, we have updated the data set to reflect emergency hold laws effective as of February 1, 2016. The legal longitudinal data are freely available for use and review on the LawAtlas site (lawatlas.org/query?dataset=short-term-civil-commitment).

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Hedman LC, Petrila J, Fisher WH, et al: State laws on emergency holds for mental health stabilization. Psychiatric Services 67:529–535, 2016

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Cover: Assinibone hand drum, by Werner Forman. From the Plains Indian Museum, BBHC, Cody, Wyoming. Photo credit: HIP/Art Resource, New York City.

Psychiatric Services

Volume 67 • Number 5 • May 01, 2016

Pages: 578

PubMed: 27123940

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Published online: 28 April 2016

Published in print: May 01, 2016

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Leslie C. Hedman, J.D.

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State Laws on Emergency Holds: Updated Data Set

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