In the Wyatt v.Stickney case on the "right to treatment," the court ruled that

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The Wyatt v. Stickney case dealt with the issue of the right to treatment for patients who had been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. The court ruled that these patients had the right to receive treatment that was reasonably related to their individual treatment needs, and that failure to provide such treatment constituted a violation of their constitutional rights. This landmark decision set a legal precedent that has since been extended to cover other areas of mental health care, and has become an important part of mental health law in the United States.

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