Forcing People into Mental Health Treatment
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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This video focuses on the development of a legal procedure, known as "Kendra’s Law," for forcing certain individuals with mental disorders into outpatient treatment. The effectiveness and implications of such outpatient treatment are the source of much debate. The video features interviews with individuals who have mental disorders and their families about the legal procedure and its effect on them.
1. In the video, Dr. Howard Telson of Bellevue Hospital says that the most important reason psychiatric patients refuse to take medication is ____________.
2. Studies have suggested that roughly ______ percent of people with mental illness are not violent or dangerous.
3. The video refers to the controversial "Kendra's law," which was passed in 1999 in New York. Under this law, ___________.
4. Which of the following is NOT an actual argument used by opponents of forced mental health treatment?
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