[roninb]

Could you possibly do the same for your numbers: "less than 4 days"?

I trust that you're a psychiatrist but you could be spewing old or incorrect numbers just as easily as anyone else who may unknowingly make a mistake.

[phren0logy]

A fair point.

Here you go: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/2average/2010ave2_firstli... Number and rate of discharges by first-listed diagnostic categories [PDF - 58 KB]</a>

[will_brown]

In Florida we have the Baker Act, which is common knowledge in FL outside even mental healthcare circles, and is a 72 hour involuntary institutionalization for examination.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Mental_Health_Act

[roninb]

Right, but that's only for attempted suicide and it doesn't mean they aren't kept AFTER. I was looking for a citation that suggests involuntary stays are shorter than a month on average, saying that there is a minimum of 3 days in some cases doesn't give me an answer to that.

[DanBC]

That's the assessment detention. After that there's a possibility of further detention for treatment.

> a petition for involuntary inpatient placement (what some call civil commitment),