RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Influence of the Right to Refuse Treatment on Precommitment Patients
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 5
OP 9
VO 16
IS 1
A1 Bloom, Joseph D.
A1 Williams, Mary H.
A1 Godard, Sally L.
A1 Faulkner, Larry R.
YR 1988
UL http://jaapl.org/content/16/1/5.abstract
AB The unplanned extension of the right to refuse treatment to the precommitment period is described in this paper. This extension of the right to refuse treatment has important public policy implications for the civil commitment process. These implications, as well as the pros and cons of the extension of the right to refuse treatment, are discussed.