COVID-19, , and Court-Ordered Psychiatric Services in Oregon.

COVID-19 strongly affected referral of individuals from Oregon's courts and the ability of Oregon State Hospital (OSH) to accept patients. Despite acceleration in the decline in civil commitment, competency to stand trial (CST) admissions increased, causing a bed crisis at OSH, which in turn affected community hospitals and jails. In 1993, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals mandated admission of jail detainees to OSH within seven days after a judicial order for CST evaluation or restoration.

The Dramatic Decline of Civil Commitment in Oregon, 1972 to 2020.

The rate of civil commitment in Oregon fell from 53.2/100,000 in 1972 to 9.2/100,000 in 2020.

Acoustic projection by electro-osmosis.

Electro-osmosis (EO) is a non-traditional pumping and transduction mechanism with the ability to project acoustic energy in fluids. This investigation experimentally validates the influence of zeta potential, a well-studied physical characteristic used for quantifying the efficacy of an EO pump, on generation of sound pressure level. Acoustic signals of discrete frequencies were observed from 130 Hz to over 150 kHz.

Competency to Stand Trial, Civil Commitment, and Oregon State Hospital.

This article examines the explosive growth of individuals referred for competency to stand trial evaluation and restoration services in the state of Oregon and at Oregon State Hospital between the years 2000 and 2020. This paper also examines the links between competency to stand trial and civil commitment statutes. As yearly civil commitments rates have decreased in Oregon, competency to stand trial commitments to Oregon State Hospital have increased, suggesting an inverse relationship between these two important statutes.