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Who are the "committed?" Update.

H Mahler, B T Co

    The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
    |April 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    New Missouri civil commitment laws led to fewer court hearings but more readmissions for psychiatric patients. Hospital stays also significantly shortened under the revised statutes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Mental Health Law
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • This study compares patient data from before and after major revisions to Missouri's civil commitment statutes in 1979.
    • It examines court-committed patients at an acute urban mental health facility in St. Louis.

    Observation:

    • The proportion of admitted patients reaching a court hearing decreased from 4% under the old law to 2.4% under the new law.
    • Probate court rejections of commitment petitions rose from 3% to 30% after the statutory revisions.
    • The mean length of hospitalization for court-committed patients dropped from 122 to 51 days.

    Findings:

    • The revised civil commitment law resulted in a lower rate of court hearings and a higher rejection rate for commitment petitions.
    • Despite shorter hospitalizations, the rate of readmission for committed patients doubled from 22% to 50%.

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    Implications:

    • The changes in civil commitment law may indicate a stricter threshold for involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.
    • Shorter hospital stays and increased readmissions suggest potential challenges in long-term mental health management under the new statutes.
    • Further research is needed to assess the impact on patient outcomes and the mental healthcare system.