The Supreme Court and Madness: A Middle Ground on Proof of Mental Illness for Commitment

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THERE has been a great deal of legislative activity in the 50 states of the United States in recent years in the field of commitment for mental illness. Civil-rights organizations have been largely responsible for the changes in the law. Psychiatrists and mental-health-program planners have recently been concerned that the reforms may have gone too far in many states, where the legal barriers may prevent needed treatment from reaching very sick people.Much of the focus in the involuntary-commitment procedure has been on the standard of proof that the person is seriously mentally ill or that he or she is . . .

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