Outpatient civil commitment of the mentally ill: An overview and an update

Behavioral Sciences & the Law

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 99-118

  Miller, Robert D ^a,b,c  

^a Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023833512     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2370060108     Document Type: Article

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