title: Constitutional law--mental health--a patient involuntarily civilly committed to a state mental hospital has a constitutional right to treatment.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: North
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights