Impact of statutory revisions to family-petitioned civil commitment in South Korea

CONCLUSION: The findings were based on cross-sectional correlational data and should not be viewed as conclusive evidence that the 2016 statutory revision is ineffective in preventing family-petitioned civil commitment in cases where dangerousness is not apparent. Nevertheless, these findings encourage further empirical studies that illuminate the etiology of procedural justice in civil commitments petitioned by family members and that assess factors and contexts that promote the consideration of least coercive treatments, rather than resorting to involuntary hospitalization when psychiatric emergencies arise.PMID:38603975 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.101982
Source: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry - Category: Medical Law Authors: Source Type: research