Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion

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

References

1. ^ Compulsory admission of mentally ill patients in European Union Member States. Dressing H, Salize HJ. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2004 Oct;39(10):797-803