Abstract
The authors present a brief overview of competency determination in criminal justice and civil commitment proceedings and review the American Psychiatric Association's Model Commitment Statute, which gives competency a central role. They present an alternative proposal that involves determining a person's competency to undergo civil commitment before a formal commitment hearing and delineates the responsibilities of legal and medical decision makers in the commitment process.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 193-196 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health