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Title Law and the mental health system : civil and criminal aspects / by Christopher Slobogin, Milton Underwood Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University; Thomas L. Hafemeister, Independent; Douglas Mossman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Ralph Reisner, Professor of Law, Emeritus, University of Illinois-Champaign.
Edition Sixth edition.

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 Law Library Course Reserves  KF 3828 .S59 2014    CHECKED IN
Description xlii, 1525 pages ; 26 cm.
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Series American casebook series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages vii-xiii) and index.
Contents Mental disorders and their treatment, the mental health professions, and the financing of mental health care -- Regulation of the mental health professions -- Professional liability for malpractice -- Informed consent -- Confidentiality and access to records -- Mental health professionals and expertise -- Mental disorder and criminal law -- Civil commitment -- Competency determinations -- Post-commitment issues -- Entitlements for people with mental disabilities -- Protection against discrimination.
Subject Mental health laws -- United States -- Cases.
Mental health personnel -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Cases.
Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- United States -- Cases.
Psychiatry -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
Forensic Psychiatry -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
Mentally Disabled Persons -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
Added Author Hafemeister, Thomas L., author.
Mossman, Douglas, author.
Reisner, Ralph, 1931- author.
ISBN 9780314267290
0314267298
OCLC # 864846685
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