involuntary hold
Compulsory psychiatric commitment
An involuntary hold is the legal detention of a person in a psychiatric facility against their will, typically when they're deemed a danger to themselves or others.
The specific duration and criteria vary by jurisdiction—California's 5150 hold allows 72 hours of evaluation.
She was placed on an involuntary hold after threatening suicide.
Also called a psychiatric hold.
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- 5150Involuntary psychiatric detention
- detentionTemporary official holding
- restraintControl over impulses
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Care without overnight admission
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To let go
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