The application of human right frameworks is an increasingly important part of efforts to
accelerate progress in global mental health. Much of this has been driven by several …

The purpose of this study was to examine the rate of 72-hour letters (written requests for
discharge, with 72 hours indicating the time the hospital has to discharge or seek retention) …

Civil commitment is a complex process that balances individual liberty interests with
society's interest in public and personal safety. Medical and mental health clinicians are …

Objective: Some patients refuse inpatient psychiatric treatment and are discharged against
medical advice in the first few days itself. Reviewing related features prior to hospitalization …

Psychiatry is a rarity among the medical specialties, in that therapeutic interventions such as
hospitalization and the administration of medications can, under certain circumstances, be …

Background: Adults voluntarily admitted to inpatient behavioral health units can ask to sign a
Request to Discharge (RTD) form if they would like to be discharged before the treatment …

This chapter reviews the concept of AMA discharges as it is applied to patients hospitalized
in a psychiatric facility including the management of concomitant mental illness, determining …