Law and Mental Health. A Case-Based Approach
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Author(s): R. Meyer and C. Weaver
Publisher: Guildford Press
ISBN: 1593852215
Format: hardback
394pp
Price: £32.50
Review Date: 10 April 2006
Review: This book, for advanced students and professionals in the mental health fields, focuses on the interface between legal systems and mental health issues. The 22 chapters are grouped into seven parts: Psychological issues and involvement in basic courtroom proceedings; Legal precedent in everyday clinical practice; Clinical forensic evaluation; Civil rights and civil law; Specific mental diagnoses in the law; Violent criminals and violent crime; and Juveniles in the legal system. Readers are introduced to the basic information that is needed to comprehend the development of case law in each topic, as well as the details of each expanded case (typically two per chapter). The book provides a solid fundamental knowledge of the temporal progression of case law in each area.