Download or read book A Draft Act Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill written by National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Law Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill written by Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Committee on Psychiatry and Law and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Draft Act Governing Hospiltalization of the Mentally Ill written by National Institutes of Health (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Laws Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill written by GAP Committee on Psychiatry and the Law and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mental Health Law written by David B. Wexler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE CORE OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW A musty file in Arizona's Greenlee County Courthouse reveals that on January 22, 1912, shortly before Arizona became a state, a 19-year-old Mexican-American woman residing in Morenci was taken into custody and placed in the county jail by a deputy sheriff who, that same day, filed with the Greenlee County Probate Court the following commit ment petition: Have known girl about one year. Last summer-July or Aug. 19- commenced to act irrational. Has been under treatment of physicians past 4 months. They called me this A.M. and told me they were unable to treat her successfully-that she is crazy and I must arrest her. The proposed patient was apparently examined the next day by two physicians, who duly completed the required medical questionnaire. In addition to mentioning that the patient's physical health was good, that she was "cleanly" in her personal habits, that she did not use liquor, tobacco, or drugs, and that neither she nor any of her relatives had ever been mentally ill or hospitalized in the past, the doctors listed the follow ing information on those portions of the form devoted to mental illness and dangerousness: Dangerousness: No threats or attempts to commit suicide or murder. Is of a very happy temperament. Has a tendency to laugh and sing. Facts indicating insanity: She wanted to dance. Most of conversation was fairly rational.

Download or read book A Draft Act Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill written by United States. Public Health Service and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Back to the Asylum written by John Q. LaFond and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992-06-18 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, American mental health law and policy promote the restoring of "law and order" in the community rather than protecting civil liberties for the individual. This compelling book recounts how and why mental health law is being reshaped to safeguard society rather than mentally ill citizens. The authors, both experts in the field, convincingly demonstrate how rapidly changing American values ignited two very different visions of justice for the mentally ill. They argue that during the "Liberal era"-- from 1960 to 1980-- Americans staunchly supported civil liberties for all, particularly for disadvantaged citizens like the mentally ill. Also, criminal law provided ample opportunities for mentally ill offenders to avoid criminal punishment for their crimes, and restrictive civil commitment laws made it difficult to hospitalize the mentally disabled against their will. During the "Neoconservative era"--from 1980 on-- however, the public demanded new laws as a result of the rise in crime and the increasing number of homeless in communities. These changes make it much more difficult for mentally ill offenders to escape criminal blame and far easier to put disturbed citizens into hospitals against their will. Back to the Asylum accurately describes how this abrupt shift in from protecting individual rights to protecting the community has had a major impact on the mentally ill. It examines these legal changes in their broader social context and offers a provocative analysis of these law reforms. Finally, this timely work forecasts the future of mental health law and policy as America enters the twenty-first century.

Download or read book Mental Illness and Due Process written by Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Special Committee to Study Commitment Procedures and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mental Health and Law written by Alan A. Stone and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill written by United States. Federal Security Agency. Library and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Committed written by Dinah Miller and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They assess what psychiatry knows about the prediction of violence and the limitations of laws designed to protect the public.

Download or read book Almost a Revolution written by Paul S. Appelbaum and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doubts about the reality of mental illness and the benefits of psychiatric treatment helped foment a revolution in the law's attitude toward mental disorders over the last 25 years. Legal reformers pushed for laws to make it more difficult to hospitalize and treat people with mental illness, and easier to punish them when they committed criminal acts. Advocates of reform promised vast changes in how our society deals with the mentally ill; opponents warily predicted chaos and mass suffering. Now, with the tide of reform ebbing, Paul Appelbaum examines what these changes have wrought. The message emerging from his careful review is a surprising one: less has changed than almost anyone predicted. When the law gets in the way of commonsense beliefs about the need to treat serious mental illness, it is often put aside. Judges, lawyers, mental health professionals, family members, and the general public collaborate in fashioning an extra-legal process to accomplish what they think is fair for persons with mental illness. Appelbaum demonstrates this thesis in analyses of four of the most important reforms in mental health law over the past two decades: involuntary hospitalization, liability of professionals for violent acts committed by their patients, the right to refuse treatment, and the insanity defense. This timely and important work will inform and enlighten the debate about mental health law and its implications and consequences. The book will be essential for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, lawyers, and all those concerned with our policies toward people with mental illness.

Download or read book Constitutional Rights of the Mentally Ill written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mental Illness Due Process and the Criminal Defendant written by Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Special Committee on the Study of Commitment Procedures and the Law Relating to Incompetents and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book To Protect the Constitutional Rights of the Mentally Ill written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to guarantee civil rights and medical care to mentally ill D.C. residents.

Download or read book Hospitalization of American Citizens Adjudged Mentally Ill Overseas written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Special Education and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (86) H.R. 8127, (86) H.R. 360.

Download or read book The International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law written by Alan Felthous and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-10 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic impact of society’s efforts to rehabilitate and contain psychopathically disordered individuals can be enormous. Understanding these disorders, developing valid assessment methods and providing safe, effective treatments is therefore of paramount importance. Reflecting the work of a truly international panel of experts from Europe, North America and Asia, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth, multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision-making in civil and criminal law.