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Author Weiner, Barbara A.

Title Legal issues in mental health care / Barbara A. Weiner and Robert M. Wettstein
Published New York : Plenum Press, [1993]
©1993

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 MELB  KN 155.2 G1 Wei/Lii  AVAILABLE
Description xviii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Introduction to the Legal System. The Role of the Attorney in the Mental Health System. Involuntary Hospitalization. Rights of Hospitalized Patients. Legal Issues in Providing Treatment. Professional Liability. Confidentiality. Duty to Protect Third Parties and Negligent Release. Competency and Guardianship. Legal Rights of Children. Involvement with Litigation. Glossary of Legal Terms. Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Mental health laws -- United States.
Mental health personnel -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Forensic Psychiatry.
Mental Health Services.
Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence.
SUBJECT United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Genre/Form Legislation.
Handbooks and manuals.
Author Wettstein, Robert M.
LC no. 92049114
ISBN 0306438674