Annette Christy

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Emergency commitment of people residing in assisted living facilities
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Community Ment Health J 48:219-22. 2012
  2. ncbi The reported prevalence of mandated community treatment in two Florida samples
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida Room MHC 2620, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    Behav Sci Law 21:493-502. 2003
  3. ncbi Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County Mental Health Court
    Annette Christy
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Behav Sci Law 23:227-43. 2005
  4. ncbi Who initiates emergency commitments?
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Community Ment Health J 46:188-91. 2010
  5. ncbi Short term involuntary psychiatric examination of children in Florida
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MHC2335, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Adm Policy Ment Health 33:578-84. 2006
  6. ncbi Short-term involuntary examination of older adults in Florida
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, MHC2637, Tampa, FL, USA
    Behav Sci Law 25:615-28. 2007
  7. ncbi Florida's outpatient commitment law: a lesson in failed reform?
    John Petrila
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, MHC 2738, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:21-3. 2008
  8. ncbi Clinical outcomes of defendants in mental health court
    Roger A Boothroyd
    Florida Mental Health Institute, The University of South Florida, Tampa, 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:829-34. 2005
  9. ncbi Emergency commitment from nursing homes
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:551-3. 2011
  10. ncbi Factors affecting jail detention of defendants adjudicated incompetent to proceed
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Behav Sci Law 28:707-16. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Guardianship for Persons with Mental Illnesses
    Annette Christy; Fiscal Year: 2003

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Emergency commitment of people residing in assisted living facilities
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Community Ment Health J 48:219-22. 2012
    ..This includes availability of mental health services for these populations, the role of client characteristics, and how licensing of ALFs relates to emergency commitment of ALF residents...
  2. ncbi The reported prevalence of mandated community treatment in two Florida samples
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida Room MHC 2620, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    Behav Sci Law 21:493-502. 2003
    ..g. "outpatient commitment") may mean different things to different respondents...
  3. ncbi Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County Mental Health Court
    Annette Christy
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Behav Sci Law 23:227-43. 2005
    ..These findings suggest that some of the benefits associated with the MHC reported in prior studies were not achieved at the expense of efficiency and safety...
  4. ncbi Who initiates emergency commitments?
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Community Ment Health J 46:188-91. 2010
    ..Potential policy and fiscal implications, as well as future directions for research, are discussed...
  5. ncbi Short term involuntary psychiatric examination of children in Florida
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MHC2335, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Adm Policy Ment Health 33:578-84. 2006
    ..Areas of future research on this topic are discussed. The implications of the nature of examinations and patterns of repeated examinations are discussed...
  6. ncbi Short-term involuntary examination of older adults in Florida
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, MHC2637, Tampa, FL, USA
    Behav Sci Law 25:615-28. 2007
    ..These research and policy issues will also be discussed...
  7. ncbi Florida's outpatient commitment law: a lesson in failed reform?
    John Petrila
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, MHC 2738, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:21-3. 2008
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  8. ncbi Clinical outcomes of defendants in mental health court
    Roger A Boothroyd
    Florida Mental Health Institute, The University of South Florida, Tampa, 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:829-34. 2005
    ..This study compared changes in symptoms in a sample of defendants in Broward County mental health court with such changes in a comparison sample of defendants in a regular court...
  9. ncbi Emergency commitment from nursing homes
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:551-3. 2011
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe emergency commitment of residents from nursing homes and to discuss relevant policy issues...
  10. ncbi Factors affecting jail detention of defendants adjudicated incompetent to proceed
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Behav Sci Law 28:707-16. 2010
    ..These issues are discussed in the context of controversy related to Florida's forensic mental health system, as well as issues related to the political process and funding of the state's mental health authority...
  11. ncbi Involuntary psychiatric examinations for danger to others in Florida after the attacks of September 11, 2001
    Ralph A Catalano
    Department of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, 94720, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:858-62. 2005
    ..This study tested the hypothesis that evaluations for involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations that were initiated by law enforcement personnel in Florida increased in the weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001...
  12. ncbi Rediversion in two postbooking jail diversion programs in Florida
    Marcus T Boccaccini
    Department of Psychology and Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:835-9. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The diversion programs examined here appear to be experiencing a level of repeating clients similar to that observed in other pathways for accessing mental health treatment...
  13. ncbi Rates of unemployment and incidence of police-initiated examinations for involuntary hospitalization in Florida
    Eric R Kessell
    School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 22 Warren Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:1435-9. 2006
    ..This study tested the hypothesis that contraction of regional economies affects the incidence of involuntary admissions to psychiatric emergency services by reducing community tolerance for persons perceived as threatening to others...

Research Grants1

  1. Guardianship for Persons with Mental Illnesses
    Annette Christy; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Medicaid and Medicare data from calendar years 1999 and 2000 will be analyzed to investigate the mental health service utilization of guardianship wards. ..