Methodology for the analysis of civil commitment detention times and costs

Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1987;15(4):359-70.

Abstract

The authors expand their methodology for quantifying and comparing civil commitment processes by developing new formulas for the determination of the average commitment detention time and cost. They also examine the effects of specific changes in commitment procedures on the average detention time and cost. Using data from Oregon's civil commitment process, the authors present several examples of the practical application of their methodology and conclude with a discussion of its major administrative and research implications.

MeSH terms

  • Commitment of Mentally Ill* / economics
  • Community Mental Health Services
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Oregon
  • Research Design