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Language: en
Pages: 276
Pages: 276
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-07 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
A critical, in-depth analysis of the development of contemporary mental health law in its social and political contexts.
Language: en
Pages: 735
Pages: 735
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-03-15 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
Examining the legal structure of the mental health system, this book explains the legal principles. It places them in the context of their practical application
Language: en
Pages: 711
Pages: 711
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
This text provides a detailed overview of mental health law and the socio-legal, historical, sociological, and cultural issues related to them. The role of the
Language: en
Pages: 464
Pages: 464
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-16 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Mental health laws exist in many countries to regulate the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses. 'Rights-based legal
Language: en
Pages: 281
Pages: 281
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-06-18 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
Today, American mental health law and policy promote the restoring of "law and order" in the community rather than protecting civil liberties for the individual