@article{ref1,
title="Emergency commitment and legislative reform in New Jersey",
journal="American journal of orthopsychiatry",
year="1997",
author="Kessen, C.",
volume="67",
number="1",
pages="123-133",
abstract="The effects of a state commitment law that combines use of the dangerousness criterion, screening for less restrictive alternatives, and a new mental health structure were investigated. A time-series analysis of the number of commitments in a 12-year period at one screening center revealed that the expected outcome of the legislation--a decrease in state-hospital commitments--was not realized.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9432",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}