title: Constitutional law--due process--involuntarily civilly committed mental patients have a constitutional right to treatment.
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wehrle-Einhorn
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D011570:Psychiatry