Racial disparities in involuntary outpatient commitment: are they real?
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Swanson, J; Swartz, M; Van Dorn, RA; Monahan, J; McGuire, TG; Steadman, HJ; Robbins, PC
Published in: Health Aff (Millwood)
2009
In this paper we explore racial disparities in outpatient civil commitment, using data from Kendra's Law in New York State. Overall, African Americans are more likely than whites to be involuntarily committed for outpatient psychiatric care in New York. However, candidates for outpatient commitment are largely drawn from a population in which blacks are overrepresented: psychiatric patients with multiple involuntary hospitalizations in public facilities. Whether this overrepresentation under court-ordered outpatient treatment is unfair depends on one's view: is it access to treatment and a less restrictive alternative to hospitalization, or a coercive deprivation of personal liberty?
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Health Aff (Millwood)
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2694-233X
Publication Date
2009
Volume
28
Issue
3
Start / End Page
816 / 826
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- White People
- Violence
- Prejudice
- New York
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- Healthcare Disparities
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Policy & Services
- Ethics, Medical
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Swanson, J., Swartz, M., Van Dorn, R. A., Monahan, J., McGuire, T. G., Steadman, H. J., & Robbins, P. C. (2009). Racial disparities in involuntary outpatient commitment: are they real? Health Aff (Millwood), 28(3), 816–826. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.816
Swanson, Jeffrey, Marvin Swartz, Richard A. Van Dorn, John Monahan, Thomas G. McGuire, Henry J. Steadman, and Pamela Clark Robbins. “Racial disparities in involuntary outpatient commitment: are they real?” Health Aff (Millwood) 28, no. 3 (2009): 816–26. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.816.
Swanson J, Swartz M, Van Dorn RA, Monahan J, McGuire TG, Steadman HJ, et al. Racial disparities in involuntary outpatient commitment: are they real? Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28(3):816–26.
Swanson, Jeffrey, et al. “Racial disparities in involuntary outpatient commitment: are they real?” Health Aff (Millwood), vol. 28, no. 3, 2009, pp. 816–26. Pubmed, doi:10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.816.
Swanson J, Swartz M, Van Dorn RA, Monahan J, McGuire TG, Steadman HJ, Robbins PC. Racial disparities in involuntary outpatient commitment: are they real? Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28(3):816–826.
Published In
Health Aff (Millwood)
DOI
EISSN
2694-233X
Publication Date
2009
Volume
28
Issue
3
Start / End Page
816 / 826
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- White People
- Violence
- Prejudice
- New York
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- Healthcare Disparities
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Policy & Services
- Ethics, Medical