title: Mental illness is not the same as incompetence: voting rights, archaic laws, & stigmatizing language.
authors.forename: Shirley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smoyak
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003249:Constitution and Bylaws; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009515:New Jersey; D013219:State Government; D013240:Stereotyping