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involuntary hospitalization Forensic psychiatry A civil commitment in which a person is formally confined to a mental health institution, due to mental illness, incompetence, alcoholism, drug addiction, or other, as he/she is deemed dangerous
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They begin with an overview of the law and the clinical management of legal issues, then describe the relationship between doctor and patient, including confidentiality and testimonial privilege, informed consent and the right to refuse treatment, tort liability, seclusion, restraint, involuntary hospitalization, the suicidal patient, psychiatric responsibility and the violent patient, and maintaining treatment boundaries. Bradley testified that, as a matter of internal policy, PIW did not "normally like to take patients who are going to be adjudicated for involuntary hospitalization. The clinician files a petition or medical certification that initiates the process of involuntary hospitalization. |
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