title: Medicolegal pitfalls in the involuntary confinement of psychiatric patients in Louisiana.
abstract: Involuntary confinement of psychiatric patients is an area fraught with medicolegal risks. This is especially important in states such as Louisiana with large rural areas where involuntary confinement or treatment is often initiated by non-psychiatrists. This paper discusses errors that are frequently made in the process in Louisiana and attempts to help the physician avoid them.
authors.affiliation: Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Mcbride
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Timmons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged