title: Competency to consent to voluntary hospitalization: a therapeutic jurisprudence analysis of Zinermon v. Burch.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Winick
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007298:Insanity Defense; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States