Table of Contents

NASMHPD Policy Statement on Laws Providing for the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Criminal Offenders (1997) (refer to Gov't. Relations...Position Statement)

Process of Report Preparation
        Background and Purpose
        Preparation of the Report
        Editorial Review

Defining the Issues: Problem Statement and Group Consensus
        Problem Statement
        Consensus Reached by Participants

Findings: Research, Principles, and Key "Lessons Learned"
        Overview of Research Findings
        Principles for Treatment, Public Safety, and Patient Rights
        Principles Governing Treatment
                Equivalence
                Ethics
                Program and Training Standards
                Standards Specific to Individual Treatment
        Principles Governing Public Safety
                Security and Supervision
        Principles Governing Patient Rights
                Individual Rights

Key "Lessons Learned"

Recommendations for NASMHPD

Recommendations to State Mental Health Agencies

Appendices
        Selected References
        List of Meeting Participants

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