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Who are the "committed"?

C J Tomelleri, N Lakshminarayanan, M Herjanic

    The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
    |October 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    Court-committed patients, often diagnosed with schizophrenia, comprised 4% of admissions. These patients experienced longer hospital stays and more frequent transfers to long-term care.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Legal Medicine
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization through court commitment is a critical aspect of mental healthcare delivery.
    • Understanding the characteristics and outcomes of court-committed patients is essential for resource allocation and treatment planning.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the demographic, diagnostic, and treatment characteristics of court-committed patients.
    • To compare the hospitalization patterns of court-committed patients with the general hospitalized population.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective record review of patients admitted to an acute urban facility over a 2-year period.
    • Analysis of patient demographics, diagnoses, length of stay, treatment pathways, and discharge destinations.
    • Examination of legal status in previous and subsequent hospitalizations.

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    Main Results:

    • Court-committed patients constituted 4% of all admissions.
    • Black patients and those over 70 were disproportionately represented among court-committed individuals.
    • Schizophrenia was the most common diagnosis (over 50%).
    • Court-committed patients had significantly longer hospital stays (>3 months for one-third) and were more likely transferred to long-term inpatient programs.
    • Most patients were eventually returned to the community, with one-fifth placed in intermediate facilities.

    Conclusions:

    • Court commitment impacts specific demographic groups and is strongly associated with schizophrenia.
    • These patients require longer-term care and different dispositional pathways compared to voluntary patients.
    • Previous and subsequent hospitalizations were predominantly voluntary, suggesting court commitment may be episodic.