Probably not, why don't you throw the person in a jail cell for a night or two.
The cast of Involuntary Commitment - 2008 includes: Sarah Cronk Nick Melillo Terence Osborne Joanie Varela
As of September 2014, police officers in Colorado can initiate an emergency, involuntary commitment. This policy is controversial and hotly debated. Doctors and therapists have the same power.
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly - 1997 Involuntary Commitment 10-45 was released on: USA: 6 July 2007
The man had involuntary tremors in his hands. Police can make an involuntary commitment to a hospital if a person seems to be a danger to themselves or others. A twitch is an involuntary motor reaction of the nervous system.
Yes, in states where same-sex marriage is legally recognized, a same-sex spouse has the same standing as any other spouse and may file suit to contest civil commitment.
Tennessee does have an Involuntary Commitment section to its Mental Health law although I do not know if it is referred to by any particular name. It is contained in Title 33 of the Tennessee Code. Involuntary commitment and the criteria for it are specifically discussed in 33-6-103.
There is called voluntary and involuntary commitment. If you are refering to voluntary commitment, you can commit yourself to a hospital at any time for any reason and be able to sign yourself out at any time. But if its involuntary commitment, a doctor has filed legal paperwork that has committed you to a hospital by Court Order and you are required to stay in the hospital until the doctor determines you are no longer threat to yourself/others.
There is called voluntary and involuntary commitment. If you are refering to voluntary commitment, you can commit yourself to a hospital at any time for any reason and be able to sign yourself out at any time. But if its involuntary commitment, a doctor has filed legal paperwork that has committed you to a hospital by Court Order and you are required to stay in the hospital until the doctor determines you are no longer threat to yourself/others.
If the question is asking about the emergency involuntary commitments of those suspected of being mentally ill and in imminent danger of doing harm to themselves and others - - yes, New York does have an Involuntary Mental Commitment Law.
No- and nowhere in the US. This is Federal law that applies to all US states.
Unsure what is being asked. Many states (but not all) have emergency commitment regulations which allow the involuntary commitment of persons believed to be a danger to themselves or others. In most cases they are restricted to use by doctors, socila workers, mental health workers and law enforcement officers. The time is very limited AND the admitted people MUST be evaluated by a psychiatric doctor.
Robert D. Miller has written: 'Involuntary civil commitment of the mentally ill in the post-reform era' -- subject(s): Civil rights, Commitment and detention, Commitment of Mentally Ill, Insane, Legislation, Patient advocacy