Sell v. U.S.: Involuntary Medication to Restore Trial Competency - A Workable Standard?

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Gerbasi, Joan B ^a,c   Scott, Charles L ^b  

^a Clinical Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

COMPETENCE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW; LAW SUIT; MENTAL PATIENT; OFFENDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842614202     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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