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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Castration via anaphrodisiacal drugs
General Involuntary treatment Involuntary commitment (by country) Outpatient commitment Patients' rights Psychiatry Right to health Voluntary commitment Principles
Chemical_castration
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
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 (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
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
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
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 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
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)
Replacement of psychiatric hospitals
of Involuntary Mental Hospitalisation (AAAIMH), who proposed abolishing all involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment, against
Deinstitutionalisation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
American women's rights activist
Massachusetts Died July 25, 1897(1897-07-25) (aged 80) Known for Wrongful involuntary commitment Movement Women's rights Anti-Insane Asylum Society Spouse Theophilus
Elizabeth_Packard
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Term in United States disability law
criterion in addition to danger to self or others as the basis for involuntary commitment in only 9 of 50 states of the United States. It is not a criterion
Grave_disability
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
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.
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
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
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
Finnish child murderer and sex offender
immediately involuntary committed to the Niuvanniemi mental hospital in Kuopio for criminal-psychiatric reasons. The involuntary commitment was reaffirmed
Jammu_Siltavuori
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Soviet-Russian serial rapist
first rape he committed was at age 18, for which he was sent for involuntary commitment to the psychiatric hospital No. 5, known as "White Pillars", where
Oleg_Kosarev
Prison in Vught, Netherlands
regimes and a capacity for 750 prisoners and TBS-ers (i.e. subject to involuntary commitment). Increasing violence of some detainees created a need for a facility
Nieuw_Vosseveld
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
2018 horror-thriller film by Steven Soderbergh
with smart, incisive ideas." List of films shot on mobile phones Involuntary commitment "UNSANE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from
Unsane
Conditions of medical emergency
deescalation, voluntary sedation with antipsychotics or benzodiazepine, or involuntary treatment with antipsychotics, benzodiazepines or ketamine through intramuscular
Acute_behavioural_disturbance
American serial killer (born 1922)
Conviction N/A (Not guilty by reason of insanity) Criminal penalty Involuntary commitment Details Victims 5–7 Span of crimes 1951; 1970 – 1973 Country United
Lester Harrison (serial killer)
Lester_Harrison_(serial_killer)
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
Discrimination against people with mental conditions or impairments
treatment for psychiatric patients along with safeguards against involuntary commitment. Since first noticing the term in 1980, New York legal professor
Sanism
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)
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
Disguised administration of medicines
series on Involuntary treatment Restraint Physical restraint Chemical restraint Involuntary commitment Involuntary commitment Outpatient commitment Court
Covert_medication
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
Replacement of psychiatric hospitals in the United States
mentally ill. Initially, this movement targeted issues surrounding involuntary commitment, use of electroconvulsive therapy, anti-psychotic medication, and
Deinstitutionalization in the United States
Deinstitutionalization_in_the_United_States
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
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
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
14th episode of the 3rd season of The X-Files
in blood. Mostow, an immigrant from Uzbekistan with a history of involuntary commitment, is charged with killing seven men by mutilating their faces. Special
Grotesque_(The_X-Files)
2005–2012 type of criminal sentence in the UK
in some cases for minor offences such as stealing a telephone. Involuntary commitment Incapacitation (penology) Order for Lifelong Restriction "Amau gwerth
Imprisonment for public protection
Imprisonment_for_public_protection
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Commitment; Pledge; Delegation
Girl/Female
Muslim
Commitment, Pledge, Delegation
Boy/Male
Biblical
Paternity; voluntary.
Biblical
free and voluntary gift; prince
Boy/Male
Biblical
Free and voluntary gift; prince.
Biblical
paternity; voluntary
Boy/Male
Biblical, Christian, German, Hebrew
Voluntary; Praise Jehovah; Paternity; The Afflicted; Jehovah is Father; Whose Father is Jehovah
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Absorbed in the Support of God
Boy/Male
Sikh
Capable
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Grateful
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Greek
Sparkling; Shining One
Male
Greek
(Μνάσων) Greek name, possibly MNASON means "remembering." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian from Cyprus whom Paul stayed with in Jerusalem.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kavyasree | காவà¯à®¯à®¸à¯à®°à¯€
Poetry having good characters, Poetry in motion
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Warm Cloth
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Evolver
Boy/Male
Indian
Pride of the king
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a.
Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers.
n.
The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
v. t.
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
pl.
of Voluntary
a.
Not having will or the power of choice.
a.
Involuntary.
n.
A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.
a.
Spontaneous; voluntary.
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.
Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
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.
n.
Abnormally frequent involuntary emission of the semen without copulation.
adv.
In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.
n.
An involuntary movement produced by reflex action.
n.
An involuntary shaking or quivering.
n.
Slavery; involuntary servitude.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
a.
Done by express direction; not involuntary; communded.
a.
Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission.
n.
An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.