1. Conundrums and Controversies in Mental Health and Illness.
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Epright, M. Carmela and Sade, Robert M.
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SUBSTANCE abuse laws , *ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents , *COGNITION , *COMPULSIVE behavior , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *HOMICIDE , *MEDICAL ethics , *HEALTH policy , *MENTAL illness , *PERSONALITY disorders , *SCHIZOPHRENIA , *WILL , *PATIENTS' rights , *GOVERNMENT policy , *PATIENT refusal of treatment , *INVOLUNTARY hospitalization , *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990 , *DRUG administration , *DRUG dosage , *LAW , *LEGISLATION - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at a symposium in South Carolina on the controversies and conundrums in mental health and illness are presented. Topics include cases on criminal responsibility, refusal of medication to avoid execution, and treatment of mental illness by force. The symposium featured the papers from Joseph Bloom, Melissa McDonnell and Robert Phillips, and Howard Zonana.
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- 2010
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