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Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment by Srebnik, Debra S., Fond, John Q. La

“…Advance directives are designed to establish a person's preferences for treatment if the person becomes incompetent in the future or unable to communicate…”
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The future of involuntary civil commitment in the U.S.A. after Kansas v. Hendricks by La Fond, John Q.

“…This article examines new sexual predator commitment laws enacted recently in the United States to civilly commit dangerous sex offenders after they have…”
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An American perspective on forensic psychiatry and mental health law in Europe by Modlin, H C, Resnick, P J, La Fond, J Q

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Sex offender reentry courts: a cost effective proposal for managing sex offender risk in the community by La Fond, John Q, Winick, Bruce J

“…Recently enacted legal strategies to protect society from dangerous sex offenders generally use two very different approaches: Long-term incapacitation or…”
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The impact of mental health advance directives on patient perceptions of coercion in civil commitment and treatment decisions by La Fond, John Q, Srebnik, Debra

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OUTPATIENT COMMITMENT'S NEXT FRONTIER: Sexual Predators by La Fond, John Q

“…Since 1990, at least 15 states have enacted Sexually Violent Predator laws (SVP laws) that allow indefinite civil commitment of dangerous sex offenders (SVPs)…”
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THE COSTS OF ENACTING A SEXUAL PREDATOR LAW by La Fond, John Q

“…This article describes the history of special sex offender commitment legislation in the United States during the 20th century. It reviews the enactment and…”
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LAW AND THE DELIVERY OF INVOLUNTARY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES by La Fond, John Q

“…Involuntary civil commitment law has changed dramatically. From the 1960s to about 1980, the law emphasized patients' rights; since then, it has emphasized…”
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Assessing psychiatric care settings. Hospitalization versus outpatient care by Durham, M L, La Fond, J Q

“…This paper presents a discussion of the historical development of deinstitutionalization in the United States, including the political, ideological, and social…”
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SEX OFFENDERS AND THE LAW by La Fond, John Q, Winick, Bruce J

“…In this foreword, the editors of this special issue describe recent developments in the law pertaining to sex offenders and summarize the articles in the…”
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Law and the delivery of involuntary mental health services : Mental health law and mental health care by LA FOND, J. Q

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