title: Court-authorized medication for incompetent hospitalized patients.
abstract: The authors provide an overview of recent developments affecting court-authorized treatment of incompetent patients, focusing on a state psychiatric system that has historically been in the vanguard in this arena in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Ohio Department of Mental Health's Lewis Center, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tepe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009820:Ohio; D016134:Organizational Policy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States