From courtroom to clinic: legal cases that changed mental health treatment

"Why do present-day mental health professionals practice the way that they do? Over the past fifty years, a number of landmark court holdings have changed such basic principles as what material is confidential, how civil commitment and involuntary treatment are conducted, and when a therapist h...

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Other Authors: Ash, Peter (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2018
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Summary:"Why do present-day mental health professionals practice the way that they do? Over the past fifty years, a number of landmark court holdings have changed such basic principles as what material is confidential, how civil commitment and involuntary treatment are conducted, and when a therapist has a duty to protect the public from a dangerous patient. Unlike most legal texts, this volume explores these complex principles through the human stories of the litigants involved"...Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781108377171
DOI:10.1017/9781108377171

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