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  • Title: Competency determinations in civil commitment.
    Author: Bloom JD, Faulkner LR.
    Journal: Am J Psychiatry; 1987 Feb; 144(2):193-6. PubMed ID: 3812786.
    Abstract:
    The authors present a brief overview of competency determinations in criminal justice and civil commitment proceedings and review the American Psychiatric Association's Model Commitment Statute, which gives competency a central role. They present an alternative proposal that involves determining a person's competency to undergo civil commitment before a formal commitment hearing and delineates the responsibilities of legal and medical decision makers in the commitment process.
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