Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion

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An Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion is a clause present in the mental health law of many but not all developed countries that mandates evidence of dangerousness to the self or others prior to involuntary treatment for mental disorders.[1]

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References

  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. PMID 15669660.