From Courtroom to Clinic - Legal Cases That Changed Mental Health Treatment

Informationen zum Autor Peter Ash, M.D., is a forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist and a Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University, Atlanta, where he directs the Psychiatry and Law Service. He is also a past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law and of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association. Klappentext Tells the human story of the litigants involved in landmark legal cases that changed how mental health treatment is practiced. Zusammenfassung Mental health professionals and educated laypersons will gain an understanding of why mental health treatment is practiced the way that it is through the human stories of the litigants involved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Raising American standards in the treatment of persons with mental illness Wyatt vs. Stickney (1972) Susan Hatters Friedman; 2. The limits of hospitalization after commitment O'Connor vs. Donaldson (1975) Deborah Giorgi-Guarnieri; 3. Who speaks for the children? Parham vs. J. L & J. R. (1979) Peter Ash; 4. The right to refuse treatment Rogers vs. Commissioner of Department of Mental Health (1983) Alec Buchanan; 5. The least restrictive alternative Olmstead vs. L. C. & E. W. (1999) Megan Testa; 6. Informed consent Canterbury vs. Spence (1972) Debra A. Pinals; 7. End of life decision making Cruzan vs. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990) Richard Martinez; 8. Prohibiting psychiatrist-patient sex Roy vs. Hartogs (1976) Jacob M. Appel; 9. Psychotherapist-patient privilege Jaffee vs. Redmond (1996) Jacob M. Appel; 10. Protecting others from dangerous patients Tarasoff vs. Regents of the University of California (1976) Phillip J. Resnick; 11. The insanity defense US vs. Hinckley (1982) Alan W. Newman; Conclusion; Index.

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• Authors: Peter Ash, Peter (Emory University Ash, EDITED BY PETER ASH
• Assisted by: Peter Ash (Editor), Peter (Emory University Ash (Editor), Ash Peter (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781108432658
• ISBN: 978-1-108-43265-8
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Clinical psychology, Mental health services, Medical & healthcare law, Medicolegal issues, Medical and healthcare law