A retrospective examination of outpatient commitment in New York

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 627-645

  Erickson, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27344443585     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.659     Document Type: Article

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