Winick, B. J. (1997). A therapeutic jurisprudence analysis of the right to refuse mental health treatment. In B. J. Winick, Law and public policy: Psychology and the social sciences. The right to refuse mental health treatment (pp. 327-344). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
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This chapter attempts a therapeutic jurisprudence analysis of the right to refuse treatment. It examines principles of cognitive and social psychology and psychodynamic theory in order to speculate about the likely impact of recognizing that patients and offenders have a right to refuse treatment and a corresponding opportunity to choose such treatment. This theoretical speculation may generate empirical investigation that, in turn, will aid in a more informed development of the law in this area. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)