title: Constitutional law--simple custodial confinement of civilly committed nondangerous mentally ill violates constitutional right to freedom.
authors.forename: Mae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Concemi
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D016365:Liability, Legal; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D010820:Physicians; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013219:State Government; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions