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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
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A Beautiful Mind
Altered Minds
Altered States
Archie's Final Project
August: Osage County
Back to the Future Part II
Barrymore
Blue Sky
Breaking the Waves
Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel 1915
Casino
Cat People
Changeling
Compulsion
Crazylove
Cruising
Dark City (1998)
Don Juan deMarco
Fences
Frances
From Beyond
Girl Most Likely
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
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian
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. 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
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 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
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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.
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Committed
People
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Edie Sedgwick
Mary Todd Lincoln