civil commitment

Involuntary detention for the purpose of treatment of a mental disorder.

includes:

• involuntary outpatient treatment

This term appears in

• forensic

See Also:

• certifiable
• forensic
• voluntary admission

Movies

- Choose - A Beautiful Mind A Woman Under the Influence Ace Ventura, Pet Detective Altered Minds Altered States Archie's Final Project Arsenic and Old Lace August: Osage County Back to the Future Part II Barrymore Before I Fall Blue Sky Breaking the Waves By Love Possessed Camille Claudel Camille Claudel 1915 Captain Newman, M.D. Casino Cat People Changeling Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Compulsion Crazylove Cruising Dark City (1998) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Don Juan deMarco Fences Frances From Beyond Girl Most Likely Halloween II Hangover Square Happy Tears Harvey Helen His Girl Friday Hooked! Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte I Never Sang for My Father I'm A Schizophrenic And So Am I I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can In Her Shoes In The Courtyard It's Kind of a Funny Story Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian Joker K-PAX Kings and Queen Kings Row L'Enfer Like Crazy (2016) Love & Suicide (2006) Lust for Life Mental (2012) Michael Clayton Miracle on 34th Street Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mr. Jones Murder on the Orient Express My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures My Name Is Bill W. Mysterious Creatures Nell Nuts Of Two Minds One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Outpatient Outrageous! Parenthood Pressure Point Primal Fear Puccini for Beginners Reign Over Me Reprise Running With Scissors Scoop (2006) Session 9 Shock Corridor Simon Birch Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Stonehearst Asylum The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension The Butterfly Effect The Caretakers The Cider House Rules The Danish Girl The Dark Mirror The Deep End of the Ocean The Dream Team The Great Escape The Hippie Revolt (Something's Happening) The Lady in the Van The Mermaid Chair The Ninth Configuration The Soloist The Voices The Whole Truth (2016) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Unsane Unstrung Heroes Welcome to Me What About Bob? What Dreams May Come What Lies Beneath White Heat

Resources

- Choose - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commitment:44-52 Care and Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons: Section 44-17 Findings necessary for inpatient treatment; order when no treatment available: Section 22-52-10.4 Involuntary Hold: Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150-5157 Mental Hygiene: § 9.27 Involuntary admission on medical certification. (two physician certificate)

Books, etc.

- Choose - Committed

People

- Choose - Edie Sedgwick Mary Todd Lincoln