title: How flexible are our civil commitment statutes?
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States