Capacity Assessment and Involuntary Commitment in Psychiatric and Medical Settings: Clinical, Legal, and Cultural Considerations

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019 Jun 27;21(3):19f02472. doi: 10.4088/PCC.19f02472.

Authors

Albert S Yeung^{1

2}, Allison S Brandt², Maeve A O'Neill², Justin A Chen², Nhi-Ha T Trinh², Theodore A Stern²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH DCRP, 1 Bowdoin Sq 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114. ayeung@partners.org.
² Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 31265769
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.19f02472

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Clinical Decision-Making*
Cultural Competency*
Female
Hospitals, General / legislation & jurisprudence*
Hospitals, Psychiatric / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Involuntary Commitment / legislation & jurisprudence*
Male
Mental Disorders*
Middle Aged
Young Adult