Placing someone in a psychiatric facility against his or her will is known as:

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Involuntary civil commitment is the legal process through which an individual with symptoms of severe mental illness is court-ordered into treatment in a psychiatric hospital (or sometimes outpatient treatment) against their will. This is distinct from voluntary admission, criminal commitment (related to crimes committed by individuals deemed to have a mental illness), and deinstitutionalization (the process of releasing individuals from psychiatric hospitals).

Placing Someone in a Psychiatric Facility Against His or Her