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Compulsory hospitalization
Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization/hospitalisation, or informally in Great Britain sectioning, being sectioned, commitment
Involuntary_commitment
Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe
Involuntary commitment by country
Involuntary_commitment_by_country
Medical treatment undertaken without the consent of the person being treated
some form of involuntary commitment, though individuals may be compelled to undergo treatment outside of hospitals via outpatient commitment. The diagnosis
Involuntary_treatment
2025 stabbing in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
said that she had sought involuntary commitment, but that it was denied. The Associated Press reported that involuntary commitments are difficult to obtain
Killing_of_Iryna_Zarutska
Legal power to control behavior of mental health patients while in the community
harmful to themselves or others. This form of involuntary treatment is distinct from involuntary commitment in that the individual subject to the order
Outpatient_commitment
2022 crime in Sweden
Ethiopian boy was convicted on 14 December 2022 and sentenced to involuntary commitment for aggravated child rape and attempted murder. Local newspaper
Skellefteå_assault_case
California law concerning involuntary psychiatric commitment
codified as Cal. Welf & Inst. Code, sec. 5000 et seq.) regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution in the state of California. It
Lanterman–Petris–Short_Act
Scientology-related organization
push for legal investigations and reform. The early focus was on involuntary commitment procedures. From 1988 to 1990 the Australian government held the
Citizens Commission on Human Rights
Citizens_Commission_on_Human_Rights
Hungarian-American psychiatrist and activist (1920–2012)
opposed coercive psychiatry. He was a staunch opponent of civil commitment and involuntary psychiatric treatment but believed in and practiced psychiatry
Thomas_Szasz
Choosing to admit oneself to a psychiatric hospital
Voluntary commitment is the act or practice of choosing to admit oneself to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility. Unlike in involuntary commitment
Voluntary_commitment
Surgical or chemical action that removes use of testicles
United States on sex offenders as a way of averting their incarceration. Involuntary castration appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side
Castration
Clinical application of psychiatry in emergency settings
request, a referral from another health professional, or through involuntary commitment. Care of patients requiring psychiatric intervention usually encompasses
Emergency_psychiatry
1987 committal in New York
Lot to Get Into Bellevue": A Pro-Rights Critique of New York's Involuntary Commitment Law". Fordham Urban Law Journal. 40 (1). Fordham University School
Involuntary hospitalization of Joyce Brown
Involuntary_hospitalization_of_Joyce_Brown
Involuntary institutionalization law
emergency commitment (the equivalent of an involuntary [Baker Act] examination in Florida), long-term involuntary commitment (the equivalent of involuntary inpatient
Baker_Act
2014 attempted murder in Waukesha, Wisconsin
indeterminate sentence requiring at least three years confinement and involuntary treatment in a state forensic psychiatric institute, followed by communal
Slender_Man_stabbing
1978 biographical novel by William Arnold
published by McGraw-Hill in 1978. It follows his inquiry into the involuntary commitment of the actress Frances Farmer. The narrator is a young editorial
Shadowland_(Arnold_novel)
Post-sentence commitment center for sexually violent predators in the state of Washington
predators, located on McNeil Island. Civil commitment is the subject of controversy because it allows the involuntary civil confinement of a sex offender after
Special_Commitment_Center
Murder of a 22-year-old man in Canada
were in agreement with Yaren's assessment and spoke in favour of involuntary commitment to a mental institution rather than prison time. The presiding judge
Killing_of_Tim_McLean
1997 police standoff in Roby, Illinois
law enforcement and Shirley Allen, a 51-year-old woman resisting involuntary commitment. It is one of the longest single-person standoffs in history, and
1997_Roby_standoff
Russian serial killer (born 1970)
Spesivstev was likewise particularly embittered by an episode during his commitment at the Oryol Hospital, in which he asked another patient to insert a metal
Alexander_Spesivtsev
Topics referred to by the same term
episode "Involuntary", a song on the M. Ward album Transfiguration of Vincent Involuntary action of the body, also known as reflex Involuntary commitment, psychiatric
Involuntary
Child abuse case in the Netherlands
and sentenced to 18 years and 11 months in prison, followed by involuntary commitment. The case of convicted sex offender Roberts Mikelson (Latvian: Roberts
Amsterdam_sex_crimes_case
Misuse of psychiatry to obstruct human rights
had comparatively slight symptoms which would not usually warrant involuntary commitment in Western countries. According to medical records, all these patients
Political_abuse_of_psychiatry
Subset of law
appropriate public education; laws that provide a right to treatment; involuntary commitment and guardianship laws; laws governing treatment professionals, including
Mental_health_law
Intervention, is a Kentucky state law enacted in 2004 that allows the involuntary commitment of individuals for substance use disorder treatment through a civil
Casey's_Law
2012 murder in the Netherlands
sentenced to a year in juvenile detention and three years in judicial involuntary commitment, of which one year was conditional. Wesley C. and Polly K. were
Facebook_murder
Topics referred to by the same term
something Involuntary commitment, detainment in a mental hospital due to symptoms of severe mental disorder All pages with titles beginning with Commitment All
Commitment
American actress and singer (born 1979)
with six felonies related to the incidents. After almost a year of involuntary commitment and prison, Napolis pleaded guilty and was released on probation
Jennifer_Love_Hewitt
Type of psychological manipulation
case reports of gaslighting with the goal of securing a person's involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital, motivated by a desire to get rid of relatives
Gaslighting
Hospital specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders
choose voluntary commitment, but those deemed to pose a significant danger to themselves or others may be subject to involuntary commitment and treatment
Psychiatric_hospital
Mass stabbing in Bavaria, Germany
and in October 2025, Aschaffenburg court ordered for indefinite involuntary commitment. The stabbing, along with the car-ramming attack in Munich the following
2025 Aschaffenburg stabbing attack
2025_Aschaffenburg_stabbing_attack
Movement against psychiatric treatment
process. Involuntary commitment, which can be enforced legally through sectioning, is an important issue in the movement. When sectioned, involuntary treatment
Anti-psychiatry
Portuguese socialite
Claro, 20 years her junior, and her subsequent wrongful psychiatric involuntary commitment and placement under judicial conservatorship. Shortly after Maria
Maria Adelaide Coelho da Cunha
Maria_Adelaide_Coelho_da_Cunha
Psychiatric hospital in upstate New York
Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). Mentally ill prisoners may be involuntarily committed to CNYPC. Sex offenders are also civilly confined there. In
Central New York Psychiatric Center
Central_New_York_Psychiatric_Center
girlfriends Lee, Bruce George Peter 1973–1979 12 26 Sentenced to involuntary commitment Arsonist responsible for multiple deaths during acts of arson in
List of serial killers in the United Kingdom
List_of_serial_killers_in_the_United_Kingdom
Topics referred to by the same term
train Section, Alabama, a town in the United States Sectioning, involuntary commitment for severe mental illness All pages with titles beginning with Section
Section
American serial killer and rapist (1947–2020)
a mental evaluation, he was found to be insane, and was ordered involuntary commitment to the Florida State Hospital, where he spent five years. During
Eddie_Mosley
Informal health service
use of formal coercion such as involuntary commitment combined with involuntary treatment. An example of involuntary treatment in mental health care
Informal_coercion
Replacement of psychiatric hospitals
of Involuntary Mental Hospitalisation (AAAIMH), who proposed abolishing all involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment, against
Deinstitutionalisation
robberies in Izhevsk Astashev, Alexander 2003–2005 17 17 Sentenced to involuntary commitment Known as "The Cheremkhovo Poisoner"; along with his wife and mistress
List of Russian serial killers
List_of_Russian_serial_killers
American musician (1962–2010)
"Tripping a Blind Man" is a diatribe on how Steele felt after his involuntary commitment was brought about by his family. "Halloween in Heaven" is a song
Peter_Steele
American serial killer (1854–1938)
charge Murder (x12) Verdict Not guilty by reason of insanity Penalty Involuntary commitment to a mental hospital for life Details Victims 12 confirmed, 31 confessed
Jane_Toppan
American actress (1913–1970)
posthumously for having had a nervous breakdown and undergone a five-year involuntary commitment in a state-run mental institution. She was said to have suffered
Frances_Farmer
American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015)
"dream-like delusional hypotheses" after a prolonged period of involuntary commitment in mental hospitals—"enforced rationality". Upon doing so, he was
John_Forbes_Nash_Jr.
Polish cross-country serial killer
Killer" "Vampire from Metalchem" Conviction Murder Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 3+ Span of crimes April – May 2015 Country Sweden
Dariusz_Kotwica
1999 New York law about psychiatric treatment
effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. It grants judges
Kendra's_Law
Castration via anaphrodisiacal drugs
General Involuntary treatment Involuntary commitment (by country) Outpatient commitment Patients' rights Psychiatry Right to health Voluntary commitment Principles
Chemical_castration
American police officer and whistleblower (born 1976)
him. The action sought $50,000,000 in damages. He said his four-day involuntary hospitalization in Jamaica Hospital Center's psychiatric ward was ordered
Adrian_Schoolcraft
American who was wrongly institutionalized (1908–2001)
think Wilson was mentally ill but changed his patient status to involuntary commitment to align with new laws. He would often grow frustrated with staff
Junius_Wilson
Conditions of medical emergency
deescalation, voluntary sedation with antipsychotics or benzodiazepine, or involuntary treatment with antipsychotics, benzodiazepines or ketamine through intramuscular
Acute_behavioural_disturbance
Principle in mental health law
a long-term effect on the person(s). Psychiatric hospitals and involuntary commitment have been around for hundreds and even thousands of years around
Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion
Obligatory_Dangerousness_Criterion
Experiment to determine the validity of psychiatric diagnosis
critique of psychiatric diagnosis, it broached the topic of wrongful involuntary commitment. The experiment is said to have "accelerated the movement to reform
Rosenhan_experiment
Important decisions of US courts
an individual involuntarily for an indefinite period to a state mental hospital. Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307 (1982) Involuntarily committed residents
List of landmark court decisions in the United States
List_of_landmark_court_decisions_in_the_United_States
Use of drugs to restrict a person's movement
series on Involuntary treatment Restraint Physical restraint Chemical restraint Involuntary commitment Involuntary commitment Outpatient commitment Court
Chemical_restraint
1999 film by James Mangold
ISSN 0160-2527. PMID 3957524. Fariba, Kamron A.; Gupta, Vikas (2022), "Involuntary Commitment", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32491309
Girl,_Interrupted_(film)
American model and actress (1884–1967)
insanity at the time of the commission of his act. He was sentenced to involuntary commitment for life in the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Evelyn_Nesbit
Failed assassin of Andrew Jackson (c. 1800–1861)
intent to murder Verdict Not guilty by reason of insanity Penalty Involuntary commitment Details Date January 30, 1835 Locations Outside the United States
Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)
Richard_Lawrence_(failed_assassin)
Court dealing with probate and estates
health issues (including the authority to order involuntary commitment to psychiatric facilities and involuntary administering psychiatric medication). In Texas
Probate_court
American mass murderer (born 2003)
from Gendron's possession. The mental health evaluation was not an involuntary commitment, which would have prohibited him from buying guns under federal
Payton_Gendron
Russian serial killer and cannibal
Circus Performer" "The Heartbreaker" Conviction N/A Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 7 Span of crimes 1997–2000 Country Russia State
Igor_Churasov
Mass shooting in New York, U.S.
possession. He underwent a mental health evaluation, but it was not an involuntary commitment, which would have prohibited him from buying guns under federal
2022_Buffalo_shooting
Incarceration rate of the United States
correctional facilities, 34,000 in immigration detention camps, 22,000 in involuntary commitment, 8,000 in territorial prisons, 2,000 in Indian Country jails, and
United States incarceration rate
United_States_incarceration_rate
French serial killer
Conviction Murder Criminal penalty 25 years imprisonment + 10 years of involuntary commitment Details Victims 10 Span of crimes 2012–2013 Country France State
Ludivine_Chambet
1835 failed assassination attempt
Charges Assault upon the president of the United States with intent to murder Sentence Involuntary commitment Verdict Not guilty by reason of insanity
Attempted assassination of Andrew Jackson
Attempted_assassination_of_Andrew_Jackson
Controversial suicide case
Ombudsman's office pointed out that patients under a civil commitment (involuntary commitment) order are especially vulnerable and need special protection
Death_of_Dan_Markingson
petition for involuntary inpatient placement (what some call civil commitment), involuntary outpatient placement (what some call outpatient commitment or assisted
Timeline of disability rights in the United States
Timeline_of_disability_rights_in_the_United_States
Mass stabbing in Hamburg, Germany
not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder and put in involuntary commitment. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Hamburg's First Mayor Peter
2025_Hamburg_stabbing_attack
Detention for non-punitive reasons
considered too dangerous to release. Remand or pre-trial detention and involuntary commitment are sometimes considered a form of preventive detention. Australia
Preventive_detention
1993 song by Nirvana
health issues, caused by an overly controlling mother, and faced involuntary commitment several times in her life, which she claimed led to her suffering
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
Frances_Farmer_Will_Have_Her_Revenge_on_Seattle
Brazilian serial killer
Itaquaquecetuba Serial Killer" Conviction N/A Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 8 Span of crimes October – December 2011 Country
Ronis_de_Oliveira_Bastos
American football player (born 1983)
to a Sporting News poll. On May 23, 2018, Incognito was placed on an "involuntary psychiatric hold" for his part in an altercation at a Life Time Fitness
Richie_Incognito
2004 Japanese murder
Nagasaki family court originally sentenced Girl A to two years of involuntary commitment; the sentence was extended by two years in September 2006, following
Killing_of_Satomi_Mitarai
Deliberate act of a parent killing their own child
Marie accessing a firearm after having been subjected to a previous involuntary commitment under the Baker Act. Charles and Braden Powell Joshua Powell Father
Filicide
take steps to warn potential victims, and if necessary, initiate involuntary commitment.[page needed] The majority of people have, at some stage, had thoughts
Duty_to_protect
Mexican actress and model
her addiction to prescription drugs and cocaine, and finally, her involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital where she alleged that she was physically
Carmen_Campuzano
System of moral principles of the practice of medicine
ethics is particularly relevant in decisions regarding involuntary treatment and involuntary commitment. There are several codes of conduct. The Hippocratic
Medical_ethics
2002 film by Steven Spielberg
will versus determinism. Other themes explored by the film include involuntary commitment, the nature of political and legal systems in a high technology-advanced
Minority_Report_(film)
California state law allowing for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment
5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold), California's law for psychiatric emergencies Baker Act, a Florida law of similar operation involuntary commitment, which
Laura's_Law
1979 United States Supreme Court case
landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit
Addington_v._Texas
Soviet serial killer
Killer" "The Circus Lover" Years active 1968 Conviction Murder Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 5 Country Soviet Union State Moscow
Boris_Korneev_(serial_killer)
Movement encouraging pride in people with mental illnesses
Disability flag Elizabeth Packard Functional diversity Icarus Project Involuntary commitment Judi Chamberlin Kate Millett Leonard Roy Frank Linda Andre Lyn Duff
Mad_pride
American serial killer
Conviction N/A (not guilty by reason of insanity) Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 6 Span of crimes 1954–1966 Country United States
Constance_Fisher
American advocacy organization (1970-1980)
Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced
American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization
American_Association_for_the_Abolition_of_Involuntary_Mental_Hospitalization
South African serial killer (1900s–1930s)
Revenge for contracting an STI from a prostitute Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 5 killed 1 survived Span of crimes 1936–1937 Country
Cornelius_Burger
Russian serial killer and robber
White Coat" "The Black Doctor" Conviction N/A Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 17 Span of crimes 2003–2005 Country Russia States
Alexander_Astashev
1973 West German TV series
interrogate Stiller and he is threatened with death, incarceration, and involuntary commitment. Stiller is finally able to convince Hahn, the IKZ psychologist
World_on_a_Wire
List of landmark US court cases by year
individual involuntarily for an indefinite period to a state mental hospital. – Category: Individual rights: Restrictions on involuntary commitment Harris
List of landmark court decisions in the United States by year
List_of_landmark_court_decisions_in_the_United_States_by_year
Legal concept regarding a defendant's state of mind
from recognizing the natural objects of their bounty, and from involuntary civil commitment to a mental institution, when anyone is found to be gravely disabled
Insanity_defense
Specialized court dealing with exercise of public power disputes
benefits environmental licenses building inspection child custody involuntary commitment immigration decisions summary public payments (other than fines
Administrative_court
1925 novel by Virginia Woolf
questions human nature after their interactions. As a result of his involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital he takes his own life by jumping out of
Mrs_Dalloway
American mass murderer (1980–2008)
Ambien, and Depakote, which made him go through seven stays via involuntary commitment to three different psychiatric hospitals in the area. He spent a
Steven_Kazmierczak
American psychiatrist (1936–2020)
therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Electroconvulsive therapy Involuntary commitment Light therapy Transcranial magnetic stimulation History Emil Kraepelin
Frederick_K._Goodwin
1993 Florida law
2022. Jessica Zimmer, thefix.com - Florida's Marksman Act: Why Involuntary Commitment Works, 11/17/2014. "Is The Marchman Act Confidential? | Marchman
Marchman_Act
Judicial officer
notably legal guardianships for incapacitated seniors, and the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill to psychiatric facilities. The judgments made
Justice_of_the_peace
Italian drama television series
October 2022. A young man wakes up in a psychiatric ward, having been involuntarily committed by his family. The series follows his week in the hospital
Everything Calls for Salvation
Everything_Calls_for_Salvation
Soviet serial killer
Other names "The Riga Upyr" Yuri Spitsyn Conviction N/A Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 3 Span of crimes January – September 1975 Country
Yuri_Krinitsyn
American serial killer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Conviction Attempted murder Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment (murders) 20 years imprisonment (attempted murder) Details Victims
Alvin_Taylor_(serial_killer)
Civil penalties may include liability for damages, injunctions, involuntary commitment, and, for perpetrators related to their victims, loss of custody
Child sexual abuse laws in the United States
Child_sexual_abuse_laws_in_the_United_States
Surinamese trade unionist
January 1980) was a Surinamese trade unionist. On 29 May 1937, he was involuntarily committed at the Wolfenbüttel [nl] psychiatric hospital by Governor
Louis_Doedel
Physical restraint used in medical settings
workers doing the restraint. Current United States law requires that most involuntary medical restraints may only be used when ordered by a physician. Such
Medical_restraint
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
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Biblical
paternity; voluntary
Biblical
free and voluntary gift; prince
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Commitment; Pledge; Delegation
Boy/Male
Biblical
Free and voluntary gift; prince.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Paternity; voluntary.
Boy/Male
Biblical, Christian, German, Hebrew
Voluntary; Praise Jehovah; Paternity; The Afflicted; Jehovah is Father; Whose Father is Jehovah
Girl/Female
Muslim
Commitment, Pledge, Delegation
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
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Greek American Persian
Pearl.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Name of a Ved; Name of Lord Ganesha; Arth; Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Kymme, which Reaney regards as a pet form of the Old English female personal name Cyneburh (see Kimbrough).Reduced form of Scottish McKim.German : probably a metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German kimme, a term denoting the notch in the staves of a barrel where the base is seated; by extension it also has the meaning ‘edge’, ‘horizon’ and in this sense may also have given rise to a topographic name.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Silence, resemblance.
Boy/Male
Italian
Victorious; conquerer of the people.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Feminine Equivalent of Count; Titled
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bridgewater.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord of Heroes
Girl/Female
Arabic, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Night; Perfect; Quite; The Whole World
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Apparent; Evident; One of the Attributes of Allah Almighty
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
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INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
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a.
Done by express direction; not involuntary; communded.
n.
Slavery; involuntary servitude.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
a.
Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers.
a.
Involuntary.
n.
An involuntary movement produced by reflex action.
n.
An involuntary shaking or quivering.
n.
Abnormally frequent involuntary emission of the semen without copulation.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
n.
A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.
n.
The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
v. t.
Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
v. t.
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
pl.
of Voluntary
n.
Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
a.
Not having will or the power of choice.
adv.
In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.
n.
An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.
a.
Spontaneous; voluntary.
a.
Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission.