A Prophet in Prison: Do We Medicate? A Musing
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 18, Number 04, November/December 2016 , pp.51-52(2)
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Abstract:
An opinion piece in the New York Times moves the author to compose this essay raising the questions: Does an inmate diagnosed as SMI have a right to continue in his psychotic belief that he is a prophet? Wouldn’t it be better to enlarge the scope of the goal of custodial treatment to include the ability to function in the outside world?Keywords: Martinez v. Turner; Washington v. Harper; forcibly administered medication
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