title: Constitutional law--due process requires a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt for involuntary civil commitment.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005610:Freedom; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders