Involuntary treatment of defendants found incompetent to stand trial

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-33

  Bullock, Jennifer Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence to stand trial; Insanity defense; Involuntary treatment; Medication refusal; Right to refuse treatment

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; THIORIDAZINE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; COURT; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; GOVERNMENT; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OFFENDER; PATIENT RIGHT; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; SEDATION;

EID: 0141507983     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v02n04_01     Document Type: Review

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