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Vicious circles in civil commitment.

R Gaskins, M Wasow

    Social Work
    |February 11, 1979
    PubMed
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    New mental health laws grant patients new rights but can hinder treatment for severely ill individuals. This impacts collaboration between social workers, lawyers, and psychiatrists in civil commitment cases.

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    Area of Science:

    • Mental Health Law
    • Psychiatry
    • Social Work
    • Legal Studies

    Background:

    • Recent state legislation has updated mental health laws.
    • These laws introduce new procedural rights for patients.
    • Older laws had different frameworks for patient rights and treatment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the impact of new mental health legislation.
    • To examine how these laws affect severely ill patients.
    • To discuss the influence on interdisciplinary collaboration in civil commitment.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of recent state mental health legislation.
    • Analysis of procedural rights granted to patients.
    • Examination of the effects on treatment access for severely ill individuals.

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  • Discussion of the impact on cooperative efforts among social workers, lawyers, and psychiatrists.

    • Main Results:

    • New legislation enhances patient procedural rights.
    • Legislation inadvertently restricts treatment for severely ill patients.
    • The laws alter the dynamics of interdisciplinary cooperation in civil commitment.

    Conclusions:

    • While advancing patient rights, current mental health legislation presents challenges in treating severely ill individuals.
    • Effective civil commitment requires balancing patient rights with necessary treatment.
    • Interprofessional collaboration among social workers, lawyers, and psychiatrists is crucial and affected by these legal changes.