In the late 1970s and early 1980s, legal reforms enacted by some states to make civil commitment easier resulted in

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Legal reforms in the late 1970s and early 1980s aimed at making civil commitment easier often resulted in more patients being admitted under parens patriae powers, which allow the state to act as a guardian for those who are unable to care for themselves, including the mentally ill.

In the Late 1970s and Early 1980s, Legal Reforms Enacted