Crisis in the treatment of incompetence to proceed to trial: Harbinger of a systemic illness

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-363

  Wortzel, Hal ^a,b,c   Binswanger, Ingrid A ^c   Martinez, Richard ^b,d   Filley, Christopher M ^b   Anderson, C Alan ^b  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; COURT; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRISON; REVIEW;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348838397     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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