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ERIC Number: EJ383614
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Rights Versus Needs of Homeless Mentally Ill Persons.
Belcher, John R.
Social Work, v33 n5 p398-402 Sep-Oct 1988
Studied homeless mentally ill patients who had been released into the community. Discusses mentally ill clients' rights to self-determination versus immediate survival needs and the potential mental restoration that could be provided through commitment to a psychiatric hospital. Presents two case studies. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Homeless People, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Psychological Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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