title: Antipsychotic drugs and involuntarily committed patients.
abstract: This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court wil rule on whether an involuntarily committed mental patient has a legal right to refuse antipsychotic drugs. In this article, two federal appellate decisions that may influence that decision are reviewed. The appellate decisions suggest that patients have a right to refuse treatment except in circumstances where there is an overriding state interest.
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014481:United States