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199 pages ; 24 cm Examines how the courts have helped to shape the issue of mental illness Includes bibliographical references and index Examines how the courts have helped to shape the issue of mental illness Chapter 1: Parents can commit children to mental institutions without their consent. Case overview: Parham v. J.R. (1979) -- The Court's decision: Commitment of minors to mental hospitals by parents is not unconstitutional / Warren Burger -- Opinion dissenting in part: Children committed to mental hospitals by parents are entitled to post-admission hearings / William Brennan -- In Parham the Court recognized that parents act in their children's best interests / Joan Beck -- Mature minors are not adequately protected from erroneous commitment to mental hospitals / Linda V. Tiano -- chapter 2: Forcibly medicating psychiatric patients. Case overview: Rogers v. Okin (1980); Mills v. Rogers (1982); Rogers v. Commissioner (1983) -- The Circuit Court's opinion: Patients with mental illness can refuse medication except in emergencies / Frank M. Coffin -- Lawyers debate whether benefits of antipsychotic medication outweigh the dangers / Stephen Schultz and Richard Cole -- Massachusett

Author

Sylvia Engdahl, book editor

Publisher

Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780737747386

Subjects

Social Science, Medical, Literary Fiction