A legal process for admitting a mentally ill person to a psychiatric treatment program. The legal definition and procedure vary from state to state although commitment usually requires a court or judicial procedure. Commitment may also be voluntary.<\/p>\n
A legal process for admission to a psychiatric hospital.<\/p>\n
An act of legally making someone enter a mental health facility.<\/p>\n
The legal process by which a court orders the admission of an individual to a psychiatric facility or unit. The procedure may be criminal or civil, and voluntary or involuntary.<\/p>\n
The legal procedure for hospitalization of a patient who may not be competent to choose to be hospitalized. Confining a patient without his or her consent may be necessary, for example, to care for suicidal patients, patients with altered mental status, or persons with certain contagious diseases.<\/p>\n
A component of the hardiness construct indicating the degree to which one is deeply involved in one\u2019s life endeavors and true to one\u2019s self and values.<\/p>\n
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