May You Stay Forever Young: Robert Sadoff and the History of Mental Disability Law
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 33, pp. 236-244, June 2005
10 Pages Posted: 17 Oct 2005
Abstract
The path of mental disability law over the past 35 years bears the stamp of the work of Dr. Robert L. Sadoff, one of the leading forensic psychiatrists in the nation. This article tracks the development of civil commitment law, right to treatment law, and right to refuse treatment law, and demonstrates the crucial roles that Dr. Sadoff has played in each of these.
Keywords: Dr. Robert L. Sadoff, forensic psychiatry, mental disability law, involuntary civil commitment, right to treatment, right to refuse treatment
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Perlin, Michael L., May You Stay Forever Young: Robert Sadoff and the History of Mental Disability Law. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 33, pp. 236-244, June 2005, NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-06/8, NYLS Clinical Research Institute Paper No. 05/06-2, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=826764
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