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Outpatient commitment: a therapeutic jurisprudence analysis.

Bruce J Winick1

  • 1University of Miami School of Law, 1311 Miller Drive, Room G477, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA. bwinick@law.miami.edu

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law : an Official Law Review of the University of Arizona College of Law and the University of Miami School of Law
|May 17, 2006
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Outpatient commitment offers legal and therapeutic benefits, but preventive measures raise significant legal and antitherapeutic concerns. Alternatives and therapeutic applications are proposed to improve patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Law and Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Law
  • Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Background:

  • Outpatient commitment, a legal mechanism for involuntary mental health treatment in the community, presents complex legal and therapeutic considerations.
  • While traditional forms of outpatient commitment demonstrate advantages, preventive applications raise significant legal challenges and potential negative therapeutic consequences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the legal and therapeutic jurisprudence of outpatient commitment, particularly preventive measures.
  • To evaluate the balance between the claimed therapeutic value and potential antitherapeutic consequences of preventive outpatient commitment.
  • To propose alternative strategies and therapeutic modifications for outpatient commitment.

Main Methods:

  • Legal analysis of outpatient commitment statutes and case law.
Keywords:
Legal ApproachMental Health Therapies

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  • Review of therapeutic jurisprudence principles applied to mental health law.
  • Examination of existing community treatment models and potential alternatives.

    • Main Results:

    • Older forms of outpatient commitment show legal and therapeutic advantages.
    • Preventive outpatient commitment poses serious legal problems and potential antitherapeutic effects that may overshadow its benefits.
    • Alternative interventions like community treatment, diversion programs, and advanced directives show promise.

    Conclusions:

    • Preventive outpatient commitment requires careful consideration due to its legal and therapeutic risks.
    • Enhanced availability of community-based services and diversion programs can serve as effective alternatives.
    • Modifying preventive outpatient commitment with procedural justice and voluntary treatment motivation can improve its therapeutic application.