Mental health and law : research, policy, and services / edited by Bruce D. Sales and Saleem A. Shah.

Other author Sales, Bruce Dennis.
Other author Shah, Saleem A. (Saleem Alam), 1931-1992.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©1996.
Descriptionxiii, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCarolina Academic Press Studies in law and psychology
Carolina Academic Press studies in law and psychology. ^A382594
Contents Definition and perspective in mental health and law interactions / Bruce D. Sales and Saleem A. Shah -- Civil commitment of the mentally ill: research, policy and practice / Mary L. Durham -- Does involuntary outpatient commitment work? / Kathleen A. Maloy -- Research on the law and practice of guardianship / Phillip B. Tor and Bruce D. Sales -- Clinical assessments for legal decisionmaking in criminal cases: research recommendations / Thomas Grisso -- Treatment for forensic patients / Marnie E. Rice, Grant T. Harris and Vernon L. Quinsey.
Contents Settings for providing criminal and civil forensic mental health services / Ronald Roesch and James R.P. Ogloff -- Issues in the financing and organization of mental health services / Jeffrey Rubin -- Sex offenders and the law: new directions / Jeffrey A. Klotz -- Criminalizing the seriously mentally ill: putting the problem in perspective / Linda A. Teplin and Ecford S. Voit -- Research on law and mental health issues affecting minors / Edward P. Mulvey and Preston A. Britner -- Therapeutic jurisprudence: new directions in law/mental health scholarship / David B. Wexler.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96083448
ISBN0890899142

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF3828 .M443 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold