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ERIC Number: EJ163800
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Out of the Dark Ages
Parry, John
MH, 61, 1, 18-20, Spr 77
Discusses the circumstances under which an individual may be legally confined to a mental institution. This includes the definition of "dangerousness", the attitudes of psychiatrists and civil libertarians, and a compromise solution between those viewpoints. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Civil Liberties, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Criteria, Mental Disorders, Prediction, Problem Solving, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatrists, Supreme Court Litigation
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