title: Constitutional law--confinement of nondangerous mentally ill capable of surviving safely in freedom held to violate patient's right to "liberty"
authors.forename: Gary C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hancock
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions