Nature and Utilization of Civil Commitment for Substance Abuse in the United States

Dr. Christopher is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Taylor Stayton is a medical student, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, and Mr. Blumberg is General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston, MA. Dr. Pinals is also Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Ms. Sanders is a trial attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Greater Boston Area, Boston, MA. Early study results were presented at the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in May 2011 and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in October 2012. Dr. Christopher received funding from NIDA (K23 DA034030).

Dr. Christopher is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Taylor Stayton is a medical student, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, and Mr. Blumberg is General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston, MA. Dr. Pinals is also Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Ms. Sanders is a trial attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Greater Boston Area, Boston, MA. Early study results were presented at the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in May 2011 and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in October 2012. Dr. Christopher received funding from NIDA (K23 DA034030).

Dr. Christopher is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Taylor Stayton is a medical student, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, and Mr. Blumberg is General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston, MA. Dr. Pinals is also Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Ms. Sanders is a trial attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Greater Boston Area, Boston, MA. Early study results were presented at the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in May 2011 and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in October 2012. Dr. Christopher received funding from NIDA (K23 DA034030).

Dr. Christopher is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Taylor Stayton is a medical student, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, and Mr. Blumberg is General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston, MA. Dr. Pinals is also Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Ms. Sanders is a trial attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Greater Boston Area, Boston, MA. Early study results were presented at the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in May 2011 and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in October 2012. Dr. Christopher received funding from NIDA (K23 DA034030).

Dr. Christopher is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Taylor Stayton is a medical student, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, and Mr. Blumberg is General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston, MA. Dr. Pinals is also Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Ms. Sanders is a trial attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Greater Boston Area, Boston, MA. Early study results were presented at the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in May 2011 and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in October 2012. Dr. Christopher received funding from NIDA (K23 DA034030).