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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > mental health law > mandated community treatment
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mandated community treatment  

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  • Treating people with a mental disorder without their consent always has been the defining human rights issue in mental health law. For centuries, unwanted treatment took place in a closed institution—a mental hospital. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Mandated Community Treatment]

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