title: Decade of litigation has led to redefinition of patients' rights.
abstract: After a decade of class action lawsuits, brought about by inadequate treatment and the assumption that psychiatric patients have no rights, the care and treatment of the mentally ill has improved, and their rights have been well defined.
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights; D014481:United States