Florida's outpatient commitment law: A lesson in failed reform?

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-23

  Petrila, John ^a   Christy, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; OUTPATIENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 40649128096     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.59.1.21     Document Type: Short Survey

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