Law and the Mental Health System, Civil and Criminal Aspects by Christopher Slobogin
Slobogin, Hafemeister, and Mossman's Law and the Mental Health System, Civil and Criminal Aspects, 6th offers a wide-ranging, in-depth coverage of how the legal system responds to challenges posed by persons with mental disorders. It features a sophisticated interdisciplinary treatment of the law and literature relating to regulation of the mental health professions, the government's authority to deprive people with mental disorders of their liberty and property and its obligation to provide support for people with mental disorders and protect them from discrimination. The new edition is enhanced by the addition of two new authors, Thomas L. Hafemeister, J.D., Ph.D., and Douglas Mossman, M.D. They join Christopher Slobogin, J.D., LL.M, and Ralph Reisner.Debra Pinals, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of Forensic Education of the Law and Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is also Assistant Commissioner of Forensic Services for the Department of Mental Health in Massachusetts. Douglas Mossman, M.D. is Administrative Director of Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry at the College of Law, University of Cincinnati and Program Director for Forensic Psychiatry Training at the UC College of Medicine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780314267290 |
| ISBN 10 | 0314267298 |
| Title | Law and the Mental Health System, Civil and Criminal Aspects |
| Author | Christopher Slobogin |
| Series | American Casebook Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | West Academic Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 1525 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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