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Involuntary outpatient commitment is not an answer to mental health woes

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion January 03, 2023

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In her advocacy for court-ordered outpatient commitment — also known as involuntary outpatient commitment — Dr. Jhilam Biswas ignores the heavy long-term psychic cost of forcing treatment on those she finds short on self-awareness ( Opinion, Dec. 19). And if there is a missing link in the Massachusetts mental health care system, her fear-mongering piece fails to identify it.Annual legislative testimony for involuntary outpatient commitment... + full article



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