Constitutional law--due process--civil commitment--absent treatment, a nondangerous mentally ill person able to survive safely in society has a constitutional right to release.
Burnstin
Sheila M
SM
D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007603:Jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions