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- Jul 10, 2017
Yeah but 72 hour holds usually last for 72 hours (not trying to be a smart-ass here) so I think probably not so in this case.
72 or 48 hour holds will often get trimmed by the psych facility and attending doc if there are bed space issues, or many other reasons for which they might wish to get an annoying but not observably violent patient out of their hair. The phrase "I don't see any reason to keep him longer" is a common one.