Did Mary Lincoln need committal?

[Anita]

Liz,
I agree that Robert was cold-hearted. I think he saw his mother as an embarrassment from the time she went to the White House. She got so much negative press then and after the assassination. But I also think he was poorly advised.

While Mary didn't have adequate legal counsel, that was 1875.

You say that "Nowadays, things are better, but very often the patient's liberty interests are poorly protected." What you describe is a sad state affairs and very scary.

In CA it's always about money and priorities which means mental health issues are at the bottom of the heap along with education.