RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Right to Refuse Treatment under <em>Rogers v. Commissioner:</em> Preliminary Empirical Findings and Comparisons
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 163
OP 169
VO 15
IS 2
A1 Hoge, Steven K.
A1 Gutheil, Thomas G.
A1 Kaplan, Eric
YR 1987
UL http://jaapl.org/content/15/2/163.abstract
AB Preliminary findings on the effects of the Massachusetts ruling in Rogers v. Commissioner, an important right to refuse treatment case, are compared with models in other jurisdictions. In sum, few cases are reviewed; in almost all reviewed, the court overrides the patients' refusal. The case raises troubling implications about due process and quality of care.