title: O'Connor v. Donaldson: constitutional law--mental health--a state cannot constitutionally confine without more, a nondangerous individual adjudged to be mentally ill.
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007603:Jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions