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Descriptor English:   Commitment of Mentally Ill 
Descriptor Spanish:   Internación Compulsoria del Enfermo Mental 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Internação Compulsória de Doente Mental 
Synonyms English:   Duration of Commitment
Outpatient Commitment
Commitment Duration
Commitment Durations
Commitment, Involuntary
Commitment, Outpatient
Commitments, Involuntary
Commitments, Outpatient
Involuntary Commitments
Mentally Ill Commitment
Mentally Ill Commitments
Outpatient Commitments
Involuntary Commitment  
Tree Number:   F04.096.544.335.200
N03.706.535.351.200
Definition English:   Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not coord with HOSPITALIZATION since this is inherent in the definition
See Related English:   Handicapped Advocacy
Mentally Ill Persons
Patient Advocacy
 
History Note English:   83(75); was see under FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY 1975-82 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
EC economics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
Record Number:   3165 
Unique Identifier:   D003134 

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