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Massachusetts high court: mental patients may refuse antipsychotics
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that mentally ill patients have the right to refuse antipsychotic medications unless found legally incompetent. The decision, in a case tied to Boston State Hospital, limits use of drugs like Thorazine and Haldol as potential chemical restraints and requires court involvement only if incompetence is established.
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