Finding a right in state constitutions for community treatment of the mentally ill.

A comparison of a mentally ill individual's right to refuse medication under the United States and the New York State constitutions.

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 Introduction and Aim: Sexual health of mentally ill women is of great importance due to personal and common health issues (both physically and mentally) mentally ill women faced to. The main purpose of the present study was to describe sexual health status among mentally ill women admitted to Razi psychiatric hospital, Tehran, during the years 2001-2003. Materials and Methods: This was a descr...

Protecting our mentally ill: a critique of the role of Indiana state courts in protecting involuntarily committed mental patients' right to refuse medication.

Sociology, 1997, Virginia Commonwealth University. Special thanks to my wife, Vickey, and to my family, Mike, Denise, and Daniel, for their love and encouragement. 1. Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307, 316 (1982); Mills v. Rogers, 457 U.S. 291, 299 (1982); see also James A. King, Comment, An Involuntary Mental Patient’s Right to Refuse Treatment with Antipsychotic Drugs: A Reassessment, 48 OHIO ...

Commentary: A multidisciplinary approach to developing mental health training for law enforcement.

Vermette et al. address a topic that affects many mental health clinicians and their patients. Policy changes, including deinstitutionalization, inadequate funding of outpatient treatment, and stringent commitment requirements, may have contributed to an increase in the frequency of police contacts with mentally ill citizens. Law enforcement officers often act as paramedics for psychiatric emer...

Civil commitment of mentally ill--right to treatment--parens patriae power--right to liberty.