Pierce G L, Durham M L, Fisher W H
Am J Psychiatry. 1985 Jan;142(1):104-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.142.1.104.
In 1979, the state of Washington broadened its criteria governing the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill. This study examined the impact of the revised law on involuntary and voluntary admissions and on the type of patient admitted to state hospitals in Washington. The short-term effect of the law was an abrupt increase in involuntary commitments, with a concomitant but not offsetting decline in voluntary admissions. Although the law resulted in a substantial change in admissions policy, it does not appear to have altered the type of patient admitted to state mental hospitals in Washington.
1979年,华盛顿州放宽了有关非自愿收治精神病患者的标准。本研究考察了修订后的法律对非自愿和自愿入院情况以及对华盛顿州立医院收治患者类型的影响。该法律的短期影响是,非自愿收治人数突然增加,与此同时,自愿入院人数有所下降,但下降幅度未能抵消前者的增加幅度。尽管该法律导致入院政策发生了重大变化,但它似乎并未改变华盛顿州立精神病院收治患者的类型。