The consequences of official labels: An examination of the rights lost by the mentally ill and mentally incompetent ten years later

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-140

  Hemmens, Craig ^a   Miller, Milo ^b   Burton Jr , Velmer S ^c   Milner, Susan ^d  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights; Familial rights; Incompetent; Mentally ill; Statute

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; CUSTODY; DIVORCE; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT RIGHT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CIVIL RIGHTS; DATA COLLECTION; DIVORCE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT RIGHTS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036545956     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014543104471     Document Type: Review

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