Commitment of Mentally Ill

BACKGROUND: People who have observed or are aware that a consumer has been restrained may experience distress, confusion, concern… Expand

This Viewpoint discusses new models for patient-centered, long-term psychiatric care in the United States. 

 

The three main psychotherapeutic treatment modalities include individual,family, and group therapies. Many theoretic orientations… Expand

Based on annual reports of 21 Finnish mental hospitals from 1935 through 1949, the authors find evidence of an increased… Expand

Sociology, 1997, Virginia Commonwealth University. Special thanks to my wife, Vickey, and to my family, Mike, Denise, and Daniel… Expand

Advocacy organizations such as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and patient consumer groups are playing an ever… Expand

In civil commitment the state applies its police and parens patriae powers in order to coerce mentally ill persons into treatment… Expand

 

Prologue: Two decades ago, the enactment of the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction… Expand