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2 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1974)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych2 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING 1974 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND LAW 1 Notes on Contributors 3 Editors' Page A New Right to Treatment 7 The evolution of the law pertaining to the right to treatment for mental patients is presented. Although the course is slow, progress is clearly demonstrated. WILLIAM J. FREMOUW, M.S. The Mentally Disabled and His Lawyer 33 A bold approach for lawyers in representing clients who are mentally ill or mentally retarded is discussed. The need for establishment of a system of legal advocacy for these individuals is required. ROBERT K. PATCH, ESQ. Enuresis, Fire Setting, and Animal Cruelty in Male Adolescent Delin- quents: A Triad Predictive of Violent Behavior 45 The authors maintain that this triad of symptoms represents an indicator for the prediction of dangerousness. Illustrative case histories confirm their viewpoint. DOUGLAS WAX, PH.D. AND VICTOR HADDOX, M.D. Report on the N.Y.U. Symposium: Suicide in Prison 73 A picture of the potential suicidal inmate is drawn. Psychological and sociological studies are discussed which deal with prisoner suicides.

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