Abstract
Abstract
French
The influence of time on patients’ reactions to involuntary committal is a variable seldom considered in reports. The reactions to committal of thirty-four subjects interviewed one week/one month/three months/six months post committal are reported. Generally committal was viewed neutrally. The major changes in attitudes related to knowledge of the fact of committal and of rights of appeal. The importance of these findings for the management of committed patients is stressed.
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