Abstract
Until the mid-1970s, it was accepted that, upon entering a mental health treatment facility, a person left his rights at the door and submitted himself to the complete control of the facility staff. This was as true in state mental hospitals as it was in private psychiatric treatment facilities. All aspects of the patients daily life were controlled, from what he wore to those with whom he was permitted to communicate. The notion of the mentally ill person’s having any say in his treatment was almost unknown. He was presumed to be totally incompetent and thus incapable of making rational decisions about any aspect of his daily life, including his care.
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Weiner, B.A., Wettstein, R.M. (1993). Rights of Hospitalized Patients. In: Legal Issues in Mental Health Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1654-9_4
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