| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 405 pages) : forms. |
| Series |
The law and public policy |
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Law and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The landscape of discrimination today -- Images of mental illness -- Disability benefits or disability rights? -- The Americans With Disabilities Act and its impact on mental health systems -- Discrimination in the delivery of services to people with psychiatric disabilities -- Private insurance and the Americans With Disabilities Act -- Professional education, licensing, and discipline -- From segregation to transformation -- Appendix A : Survey -- Appendix B : Statutes providing disability rights and benefits. |
| Summary |
Looks at how the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) addresses or fails to address the world of discrimination for 2 groups of individuals with mental disabilities: (1) those who are part of mainstream America--successful actors, politicians, lawyers, and writers who report that other people minimize or refuse to believe their struggles and symptoms; and (2) those who are publicly identified as "mentally ill" by being institutionalized or on public disability benefits who report that they are considered totally incapable of any kind of achievement. The author examines ADA cases in a variety of areas, from private insurance and professional discipline to disability benefits and institutionalization. The common thread underlying discrimination is the failure to recognize that mental disabilities involve a continuing struggle that can--and often does--coexist with achievement and success. This book is a resource for lawyers, people with mental disabilities, therapists, and anyone who seeks to understand the full impact of disability law. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Discrimination against the mentally ill -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Mental health laws -- United States.
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United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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Discrimination, Psychological -- United States.
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Mentally Ill Persons -- legislation & jurisdiction -- United States.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1557986819 (DLC) 00036204 |
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