The past several years have been witness to dramatic changes in both the theory and practice of civil commitment. In the law, this development has taken the form of increased concern for the protection of the personal liberties of the mentally ill while among members of the medical profession it has been experienced as a part of the process of opening up the back wards. Legislatures in many states have responded by revising their mental health statutes to establish more rigorous standards for commitment, periodic review of the status of committed patients, and better procedural safeguards throughout the commitment process. Courts have found portions of commitment statutes unconstitutional in several states
The recently established constitutional right to an independent psychiatric examination for a crimin...
A number of states have adopted a preference for voluntary hospitalization over involuntary civil co...
Against this background of increased judicial scrutiny, the Washington State Legislature overhauled ...
In most states,\u27 parents may commit their children to mental institutions without a hearing or an...
Bartley v. Kremens, 402 F. Supp. 1039 (E.D. Pa. 1975). Children\u27s Rights in Mental Commitments E...
Nebraska\u27s procedures for the civil commitment of the mentally ill are lacking in protections for...
Placement in a mental health facility may be made through either a voluntary or involuntary commitme...
The United States Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania\u27s voluntary admi...
The Supreme Court has recognized that civil commitment constitutes a significant deprivation of libe...
When a dangerously mentally ill person is in need of in-patient psychiatric hospitalization, the app...
Children are legally entitled to be present throughout the commitment hearing for continued hospital...
Every year, millions of Americans struggle with serious mental illness. Of them, thousands experienc...
Outpatient commitment of the mentally ill is court-ordered treatment in the community and is usually...
This note will evaluate the three chapters of the Michigan Code which present the most significant l...
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS FOR LAW, MENTAL HEALTH, AND MENTAL DISORDER INTERACTIONS. 1. The Newly Emergin...
The recently established constitutional right to an independent psychiatric examination for a crimin...
A number of states have adopted a preference for voluntary hospitalization over involuntary civil co...
Against this background of increased judicial scrutiny, the Washington State Legislature overhauled ...
In most states,\u27 parents may commit their children to mental institutions without a hearing or an...
Bartley v. Kremens, 402 F. Supp. 1039 (E.D. Pa. 1975). Children\u27s Rights in Mental Commitments E...
Nebraska\u27s procedures for the civil commitment of the mentally ill are lacking in protections for...
Placement in a mental health facility may be made through either a voluntary or involuntary commitme...
The United States Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania\u27s voluntary admi...
The Supreme Court has recognized that civil commitment constitutes a significant deprivation of libe...
When a dangerously mentally ill person is in need of in-patient psychiatric hospitalization, the app...
Children are legally entitled to be present throughout the commitment hearing for continued hospital...
Every year, millions of Americans struggle with serious mental illness. Of them, thousands experienc...
Outpatient commitment of the mentally ill is court-ordered treatment in the community and is usually...
This note will evaluate the three chapters of the Michigan Code which present the most significant l...
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS FOR LAW, MENTAL HEALTH, AND MENTAL DISORDER INTERACTIONS. 1. The Newly Emergin...
The recently established constitutional right to an independent psychiatric examination for a crimin...
A number of states have adopted a preference for voluntary hospitalization over involuntary civil co...
Against this background of increased judicial scrutiny, the Washington State Legislature overhauled ...