Methodology for the analysis of civil commitment detention times and costs.
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.
Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
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Faulkner
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McFarland
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Bloom
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Stern
D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000191:economics; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009922:Oregon; D012107:Research Design