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Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion

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An Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion is a clause present in the mental health law of many developed countries. It mandates evidence of dangerousness to oneself or to others before involuntary treatment for mental illness.[1]

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  1. ^ Dressing, H; Salize, HJ (October 2004). "Compulsory admission of mentally ill patients in European Union Member States". Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 39 (10): 797–803. doi:10.1007/s00127-004-0814-9. PMID 15669660.
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