Citation

Derdeyn AP. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1977; 47(3): 377-387.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

888915

Abstract

The trends in treatment and in legal decisions with respect to custody of abused and neglected children are reviewed. Parental rights, including a familial right to treatment, are discussed in terms of the needs of children for their parents and for a safe home environment. It is argued that the critical point for the assertion of parents' rights is not the ultimate custody hearing but the initial decision to remove the child from its home.

Language: en