title: Therapeutic use of conservatorship in the treatment of gravely disabled psychiatric patients.
abstract: Mental health conservatorship can play an important role in the clinical management and treatment of persons with severe mental illness.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Weinberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002140:California; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000534:rehabilitation