Law and Mental Health (eBook)

A Case-Based Approach

Robert G. Meyer, Christopher M. Weaver (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019 | 2., Second Edition
430 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-4625-4051-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Favored by instructors and students for its real-world focus and engaging style, this authoritative text on the interface of psychology and law has now been revised and expanded. Each chapter provides an overview of case law on an important topic and explores selected cases in depth. Coverage includes psychological and mental health issues in criminal and civil proceedings; the role of practitioners as expert witnesses and forensic consultants; and legal concerns in general clinical practice. Salient legal processes and decisions are summarized and implications for todays clinical and forensic practitioners highlighted. Instructors who adopt the book for courses will receive a supplemental test bank with questions keyed to each chapter. Students can access a downloadable Study Guide. New to This Edition *Updated throughout with current research and substantive changes in mental health law. *Chapter on competency in juvenile justice. *Citations of 115 new legal cases. *Conclusion identifying urgent social challenges facing the field. Pedagogical Features *Boxes on key concepts and areas of controversy. *Where are They Now? boxes revisiting people from landmark cases. *Updated test bank and new downloadable Study Guide. *End-of-chapter lists of legal cases discussed.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.8.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: admissibility • Amanda Fanniff • books on forensic psychology • books on mental health law • books on psychological evaluations • books on psychological testing • casebooks • Case Law • Child Abuse • child custody • civil commitment • Civil rights law • Clinicians • college courses • commitment laws • competency evaluations • competency to stand trial • confidentiality • Consultants • criminal justice system • criminal offenders • criminals • custody disputes • Depositions • Evaluators • expert testimony • Expert Witnesses • forensic assessments • forensic courses • forensic mental health • forensic psychiatrists • forensic psychological assessments • forensic psychological evaluations • forensic psychologists • Forensic Psychology • forensic psychology students • graduate classes • Guardianship • how to be an expert witness • Informed Consent • insanity defense • jury consultation • Juvenile justice • juveniles • law and behavioral science • lawsuits • legal cases • legal precedents • Liability • Litigation • malpractice • mental health law • mental health practitioners • mentally ill offenders • Offenders • Personal injury • psychiatric examination • psychological testing and assessment • psychology and law • Psychopathy • Psychotherapists • Sex offenders • social workers • subpoenas • testifying in court • textbooks • texts • United States legal system • university classes
• ISBN-10: 1-4625-4051-1 / 1462540511
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4625-4051-8 / 9781462540518