Madness, Disability and Social Exclusion
Subtitle: The Archaeology and Anthropology of 'Difference' (One World Archaeology                                                      X)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 29, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780415230025
First sentence: Involuntary commitment laws usually contain two components, first that the person in question be diagnosed with a 'mental illness', and second that they either: (a) pose a danger to themselves or others, (b) are in need of treatment, or (c) cannot see to their basic necessities of life.