Outpatient Civil Commitment in North Carolina: Constitutional and Policy Concerns

"Outpatient commitment" of the mentally ill is court-ordered treatment in the community and is usually characterized by short, recurring visits to a mental health clinic that provides treatment such as medication, individual or group therapy, day or part-day activities or supervision of li...

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Published in:Law and contemporary problems 1995-04, Vol.58 (2), p.251-281
Main Author: King, Erika F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil law
Civil rights
Commitments
Constitutional aspects
Constitutional law
Court orders
Criminals
Defendants
Due process of law
Further Developments on Previous Symposia
Law
Medication adherence
Medications
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Mental illness
Mentally ill people
North Carolina
Outpatient care facilities
Outpatient commitment
Patients
Physicians
Public Policy
State Government (North Carolina)
State laws
Statutory law
U.S.A
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Summary:"Outpatient commitment" of the mentally ill is court-ordered treatment in the community and is usually characterized by short, recurring visits to a mental health clinic that provides treatment such as medication, individual or group therapy, day or part-day activities or supervision of living arrangements. The history and design of the North Carolina preventive commitment scheme and constitutional difficulties with this statute are discussed.
ISSN:0023-9186
1945-2322
DOI:10.2307/1192152