Use of Involuntary Emergency Treatment by Physicians and Law Enforcement for Persons With High-Risk Drug Use or Alcohol Dependence.
prospective_cohort · Level II
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34387682.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.20682 and PMC identifier 8363915.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
This cohort study evaluates the number of petitions for temporary involuntary commitment of individuals who pose a risk to themselves or others after implementation of a pilot program to streamline the process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Medical subject headings
- Alcoholism
- Dangerous Behavior
- Emergency Treatment
- Involuntary Commitment
- Law Enforcement
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Volition