Reviewed by Dan A. Lewis, Department of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University. Mental health law has had an interesting last 40 years. Born of the reform movements of the 1960s and fueled by a civil rights and critical spirit, it has moved through the policy cycle that begins with great vigor and youthful...
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Psychiatric Services Online Journal Few topics are in mental health are more controversial than involuntary civil commitment. Forty years ago, most state commitment laws relied on a medical model. However, litigation arguing that such statutes were too sweeping in their reach resulted in the eventual adoption of more legalistic commitment laws across the United...
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Chapter 1: Toward A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model for Civil Commitment The Consequences of Civil Commitment The Medical Model and the Legal Model of Civil Commitment A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model of Civil Commitment Organization of the Book Conclusion Chapter 2: Striking the Balance between Coercion and Autonomy: Therapeutic Jurisprudence Insights on Coercion and its Consequences...
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