title: The psychiatric protection order for the "battered mental patient".
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. tszasz@aol.com
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szasz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom