Mental Health Law in a Nutshell
Mental Health Law in a Nutshell

Author: JOHN E.B. MYERS

Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9781684674787

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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.

Mental Health Law
Mental Health Law

Author: Peter Bartlett

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2007-03-15

Total Pages: 735

ISBN-13: 019927827X

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Examining the legal structure of the mental health system, this book explains the legal principles. It places them in the context of their practical application, the realities of patient life, and the complexities of organising care. This edition gives an analysis of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005 and the Draft Mental Health Bill.

The Essentials of Massachusetts Mental Health Law
The Essentials of Massachusetts Mental Health Law

Author: Stephen H. Behnke

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780393702491

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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.

Mental Health Law
Mental Health Law

Author: Basant Puri

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2005-01-28

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1444114352

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Psychiatrists, Approved Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses require a clear understanding of mental health legislation and case law in addition to clinical knowledge for their practice. All this information, and more, is provided in Mental Health Law: a practical guide. Multi-disciplinary in approach, this book provides all you need to kno

Advanced Introduction to Mental Health Law
Advanced Introduction to Mental Health Law

Author: Michael L. Perlin

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-01-29

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1789903912

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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.

A New Era for Mental Health Law and Policy
A New Era for Mental Health Law and Policy

Author: Piers Gooding

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1107140749

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International human rights law challenges core tenets of mental health law, policy and practice. This book explores this challenge.

Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights
Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights

Author: Michael Ashley Stein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-09-02

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 1108838855

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Provides practical solutions for ending coercion in mental health care and realizing the universal right to legal capacity.

Law and Mental Health
Law and Mental Health

Author: Robert G. Meyer

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2013-11-18

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1462514995

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This book has been replaced by Law and Mental Health, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4047-1.

Workplace Mental Health Law
Workplace Mental Health Law

Author: Takenori Mishiba

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-08-12

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1000076849

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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.

Crime and Mental Health Law in New South Wales
Crime and Mental Health Law in New South Wales

Author: Dan Howard

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780409327083

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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.