Dangerousness as a criterion for confinement

Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1974 Sep;2(3):172-9.
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Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Civil Rights
  • Forensic Psychiatry* / history
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Hospitalization*
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Humans
  • Legislation as Topic
  • Mental Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders* / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • United States
  • Violence*