Surprise medical billing, in which patients face unexpected out-of-pocket medical costs, has
attracted widespread attention. As of March 2020, members of the US House of …

Varying by title and subtle nuances, civil commitment is ubiquitous throughout the practice of
psychiatry. Defined by the United States Health and Human Services, civil commitment …

Despite its endorsement of outpatient commitment, the California statute has additional
criteria that are more restrictive in several ways than those in the New York statute. Whereas …

DISCUSSION Although the legal standards differ from state to state, generally, criteria for
inpatient commitment include presence of mental illness, dangerous behavior toward self or …

Methods To pursue commitment, the consult liaison psychiatrist drafts a letter petitioning the
patient's county of residence, as required by Minnesota state law. We searched our …

Involuntary civil commitment in managed care settings may create conflicts between
providers and payers. Providers may determine that a patient, particularly one who presents …

During the last decade, there has been almost constant upheaval in the field of psychiatry,
as the courts have examined and found inadequate many of its procedures and institutions …

Battle lines have been drawn over involuntary treatment. On one side are those who oppose
involuntary psychiatric treatments under any condition. Activists who take up this cause often …

Some of the mostethically challenging cases in mental health care involve providing
treatment to individuals who refuse that treatment. Sometimes when persons with mental …

The involuntary commitment of psychiatrically ill patients remains a controversial subject.
Arguments have been made that involuntary commitment is a form of" social control" and as …