Reevaluating substantive due process as a source of protection for psychiatric patients to refuse drugs.
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My medical regimen during my hospital stays usually didn't consist of much more than doses of drugs—usually Thorazine. When I took the prescribed amount, I was usually out of Bellevue in three or four days. But I hated the effect of the drug. It was like putting my head in a vise; it cut off the free flow of ideas; it stifled imagination; it literally killed inspiration.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indiana law review
دوره 31 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998