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Law and antipsychotic medications
Author(s) -
Brooks Alexander D.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370040302
Subject(s) - doctrine , antipsychotic , supreme court , object (grammar) , psychiatry , standard of care , medicine , law , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , mental health act , legal doctrine , mental health , political science , surgery , computer science , artificial intelligence
This article reviews the origin and development of recent legal concepts surrounding use of antipsychotic medications. Complications (side effects) of certain psychiatric medications are seen as fueling the right to refuse treatment doctrine in the law. The leading cases in right to refuse treatment and right to object to treatment are presented and analyzed. The impact of Supreme Court actions on these concepts is evaluated. The influence of the various legal interpretations of right to refuse treatment on standards of psychiatric practice is explored. Have these laws made a difference on the standard of care in public mental institutions?