Mental Health Law
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Author | : JOHN E.B. MYERS |
Publisher | : West Academic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2019-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781684674787 |
Download Mental Health Law in a Nutshell Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Mental illness and intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation) impact 20% of Americans, and have enormous personal, legal, and policy implications for patients, families, and society. This Nutshell introduces you to the broad range of criminal and civil issues in mental health law, including diagnosis of mental illness; expert testimony on mental health issues; civil commitment; competence to stand trial; the insanity defense; various competencies; ethical/legal issues facing mental health professionals, including informed consent, confidentiality, privilege, and malpractice; discrimination against persons with mental illness; financial and medical benefits for disabled persons.
Author | : Piers Gooding |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2017-10-13 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1107140749 |
Download A New Era for Mental Health Law and Policy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
International human rights law challenges core tenets of mental health law, policy and practice. This book explores this challenge.
Author | : Dan Howard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Criminal liability |
ISBN | : 9780409327083 |
Download Crime and Mental Health Law in New South Wales Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This publication is a practical guide to the law on mental health issues that arise within the criminal justice framework in New South Wales. It offers comprehensive coverage and clear explanations of all of the important topics in this field and is an ideal resource for lawyers, mental health professionals, correctional health personnel, and anyone else engaged in the fields of criminal law and forensic mental health, or students with an interest in pursuing studies or a career in these areas. All chapters have been fully revised, updated and, in many cases, significantly expanded. The operation of the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 is dealt with in detail. New to this edition are the chapters on the management of forensic and correctional patients, infanticide, and a comprehensive chapter on the assessment and management of risk, including a section on the Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006.
Author | : Stephen H. Behnke |
Publisher | : W W Norton & Company Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780393703085 |
Download The Essentials of New York Mental Health Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Answers to 300 questions most relevant to mental-health practice in New York State.
Author | : Michael Ashley Stein |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 451 |
Release | : 2021-09-02 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108838855 |
Download Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Provides practical solutions for ending coercion in mental health care and realizing the universal right to legal capacity.
Author | : Takenori Mishiba |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2020-08-12 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1000076849 |
Download Workplace Mental Health Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book provides a systematic and interdisciplinary study of occupational mental health legislation in seven countries. The work presents a study of the laws, policies, and legal interpretations to help prevent mental health problems from occurring in the workplace and appropriately address problems once they do occur. With a view to improving provision in Japan, the author examines the legal issues relating to workplace mental health and stress in the USA, UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and Germany. In presenting a comparative discussion of mental health issues in the workplace, this book seeks to establish a minimum for legal rights and duties that contribute to prevention and not just compensation. With its detailed comparative and descriptive coverage of legal and related provisions in a range of countries, the book will be a valuable resource for academics, policy-makers and practitioners working in labour and employment law, social welfare, occupational health and human resource management.
Author | : Stephen H. Behnke |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780393702507 |
Download The Essentials of California Mental Health Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Trainees consistently mentioned how helpful it was to have laws relevant to their clinical practice explained in a way that removed the mystery and anxiety associated with lawyers, courts, and judges. Each volume in the series sets forth, in a clear, straightforward, and user-friendly manner, pertinent legislation and court cases, covering why the law was written, what the law says, and how the law affects clinical practice.
Author | : Karrie A. Shogren |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2018-11-22 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108475647 |
Download Supported Decision-Making Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Integrates research, theory, and practice in supported decision-making and describes implications for supports provision in the disability field.
Author | : Michael L. Perlin |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2021-01-29 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1789903912 |
Download Advanced Introduction to Mental Health Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Written by esteemed legal scholar Michael L. Perlin, this indispensable Advanced Introduction examines the long-standing but ever-dynamic relationship between law and mental health. The author discusses and contextualises how the law, primarily in the United States but also in other countries, treats mental health, intellectual disabilities, and mental incapacity, giving examples of how issues such as the rights of patients, the death penalty and the insanity defense permeate constitutional, civil, and criminal matters, and indeed the general practice of law.
Author | : Stephen H. Behnke |
Publisher | : W W Norton & Company Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780393703092 |
Download The Essentials of Florida Mental Health Law Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An indispensable book for both student and practicing clinicians, as well as for lawyers who want a better understanding of this interesting and ever-changing field, The Essentials of Florida Mental Health Law explains in a straightforward and user-friendly manner the laws most relevant to mental health practice in Florida.