title: Law & psychiatry: psychiatric advance directives and the treatment of committed patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. appelbap@ummhc.org
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States