Patient''s bill of rights developed important rules

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The Presidential Commission on mental health that led to the "Patient's Bill of Rights" developed important rules that are the basis of appropriate patient care in psychiatric hospitals. One of the primary developments that resulted was:

The rule of "least restrictive treatment" No patient can be held more than 90 days Only medical doctors can hospitalize psychiatric patients Patients make the final decision whether or not they will be hospitalized.

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