Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
gptkb:Eleventh_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil rights lawsuit
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| gptkbp:conflict |
involuntary commitment
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkb:Judge_Frank_M._Johnson_Jr. affirmed patient rights emphasized humane treatment patients' rights upheld unconstitutional conditions in institutions Dr._Stickney Eugene_Wyatt |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
patients have a right to adequate treatment
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
due process rights
right to adequate care |
| gptkbp:focus |
mental health treatment
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1970s mental health reform
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Eugene_Wyatt's_experiences
Eugene_Wyatt's_treatment |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wyatt v. Stickney
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| gptkbp:impact |
mental health facilities
mental health care standards increased oversight of mental health facilities reform in mental health care practices |
| gptkbp:influence |
subsequent mental health legislation
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
conditions of confinement
right to treatment |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
impact on future cases civil rights attorneys precedent for future cases. |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
civil rights
minimum standards of care institutional reform mental health care rights patient care rights |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Mental_Health_Systems_Act
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
court transcripts
civil rights movement mental health advocacy patient autonomy legal briefs funding for mental health services impact on mental health law impact on patient rights rights of the mentally ill landmark ruling in mental health law 344 F. Supp. 373 (M.D. Ala. 1972) fundamental rights in treatment pioneering mental health rights rights of institutionalized individuals |
| gptkbp:outcome |
established rights for patients
established standards for care established treatment rights improved conditions in mental health facilities improved treatment conditions increased accountability for facilities mandated treatment plans reform of mental health policies |
| gptkbp:precedent |
right to humane treatment
mental health law |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:O'Connor_v._Donaldson
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| gptkbp:significance |
landmark case
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| gptkbp:year |
1971
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