title: Civil commitment of mentally ill--right to treatment--parens patriae power--right to liberty.
authors.forename: Gary G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007603:Jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions