Constitutional law--an involuntarily committed mental patient has a qualified right to make treatment decisions absent a formal adjudication of incompetence--Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health.
D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008404:Massachusetts; D016743:Mental Competency; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D016312:Treatment Refusal
Legal Approach; Mental Health Therapies; Professional Patient Relationship; Rogers v. Commissioner of Department of Mental Health