Jarvis v. Levine’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “a. The patient lacks the ability to engage in a rational decision-making process regarding the acceptance of treatment and is unable to weigh the possible benefits and risks of treatment (the mere fact of disagreement about medication does not in itself constitute evidence of inability); and b. The patient's behavior has been observed and documented and the patient is found to be suffering from a major mental illness with severe functional incapacity * * *.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jarvis v. Levine

2. “(1) The patient has a documented history of clearly demonstrated reductions of symptoms during previous treatment with the [drug] and of clearly demonstrated deterioration of function when the [drug] was discontinued; or (2) The nature of the documented behavior of a committed patient is sufficiently severe and of such duration that the known benefits clearly outweigh the possible risks of the medication.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jarvis v. Levine

3. “receive proper care and treatment, best adapted, according to contemporary professional standards, to rendering further custody, institutionalization, or other services unnecessary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Kolodrubetz