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Optimal Care and the Law

Authors: PAULINE L. RABIN MD, DAVID G. FOLKS MD, MARC H. HOLLENDER MD

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe law pertaining to emergency psychiatric commitment in Tennessee and in many other states interferes with providing desperately needed treatment for a particular subset of patients. We describe representative cases to highlight the problems and the consequences stemming from them.

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