Discuss the rights of individuals who are committed to mental health institutions.
What will be an ideal response?
Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? Right to treatment-in the past, patients seeking voluntary treatment were warehoused, living in appalling conditions; Wyatt v. Stickney, "Wyatt Standards"
? Right to refuse treatment-people fear medical treatments will rob them of their consciousness, personality, and free will; the right to refuse treatment is not recognized in some states and can be overruled; judges most often agree with psychiatrists' or families' requests to force treatment on patients
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