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Schouten, Ronald (Ed.)

Mental Health Practice and the Law edited by Ronald Schouten. - New York : OUP, 2017. - 398 p.

Table of Contents :
Chapter 1. Basics of the law and legal system
Chapter 2. Civil commitment
Chapter 3. Violence risk assessment
Chapter 4. Practice and malpractice in the evaluation of suicidal patients
Chapter 5. Informed consent
Chapter 6. Guardianships, conservatorships, and alternative forms of substitute decision making
Chapter 7. Treatment refusal
Chapter 8. Malpractice
Chapter 9. Confidentiality and testimonial privilege
Chapter 10. Evaluation of child abuse and neglect
Chapter 11. Juveniles and the law
Chapter 12. Mental health professionals and the criminal justice system
Chapter 13. Disability evaluations
Chapter 14. Malingering and factitious disorder
Chapter 15. Ethics at the intersection of mental health and the law
Chapter 16. Clinicians in the legal system : records, requests for information, and Testimony
Index


ISBN: 9780199387106

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental Health Laws--United States.

Dewey Class. No.: 344.73041 / SCH/MEN