title: Toward a right to treatment for civilly committed mental patients.
authors.forename: Irv
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Belzer
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D016365:Liability, Legal; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D005791:Patient Care; D028701:Patient Rights; D010820:Physicians; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011678:Punishment; D012015:Reference Standards; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013219:State Government; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions