I never knew involuntary commitment would show up on records. to the best of my knowledge, it's protected under HIPPA (in the US). I have been involuntarily committed (a few times actually) and it had not stopped me from getting another mental health job. not sure how it would effect becoming a licensed physician. In general, time being stable counts towards the positive, but again, not sure how that effects being a physician. Now I want to look into this... to the best of my knowledge, none of my commitments were necessarily of legal record, just medical. when does it become a legal matter? or am I misinterpreting what "legal" means in this case?