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Watson, Amy C.; Corrigan, Patrick W.; Angell, Beth – Social Work Research, 2005
The use of legal coercion to compel individuals to participate in mental health treatment is expanding despite a lack of empirical support for many of its forms. Policies supporting mandated treatment are made by legislators and judges, often based on perceptions of public concern. Using data from the MacArthur Mental Health Module contained in…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Ideology, Public Support, Mental Disorders