| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 291 pages). |
| Series |
The law and public policy |
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Law and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
The central institutions of mental health law treat individuals with mental illness differently than others. However, institutions rarely provide a clear conception of mental illness or a clear justification for differential treatment. In this book, the author creates a bold new framework for examining the major intersections between legal institutions and the idea of mental illness. In doing so, he reviews various efforts to reconcile involuntary commitment with the right to refuse treatment or to elevate one power or right over the other. He also advances a compelling case for requiring, as a prerequisite to commitment, a determination of decisional incompetence. Throughout the book, the author uses hypothetical actors with given mental traits, disorders, or diseases and specified behavioral patterns for comparative analysis and differentiation. By using these fictional characters, he both demonstrates and critiques the operations of the various components of mental health law. The volume clarifies the respective roles and responsibilities of legal actors, clinicians, and social scientists and offers guidance concerning the appropriate relationships among these roles and responsibilities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Mental health laws -- United States.
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Insanity (Law) -- United States.
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Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- United States.
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Mentally ill offenders -- United States.
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Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Commitment of Mentally Ill -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Persons with Mental Disabilities -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Professional Autonomy -- United States.
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| Added Author |
American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Schopp, Robert F. Competence, condemnation, and commitment (print) (DLC) 00050273 |
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