Mental Health

Is involuntary psychiatric treatment the solution to the intertwined crises of untreated mental illness, homelessness, and addiction? In recent years, politicians and advocates have sought to expand the use of conservatorships, a legal tool used to force...

Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings. The variety of services they work within are shaped by mental health policy that is increasingly being influenced by research evidence of 'what works'. This...

This volume explores different models of regulating the use of restrictive practices in health care and disability settings. The authors examine the legislation, policies, inspection, enforcement and accreditation of the use of practices such as...

The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latest legislative changes and amendments. They offer expert commentary by leading names on the effects, extent and scope of the legislation, plus a full copy of the Act...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807086988Author Ginger Lerner-WrenFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Today, 90 percent of psychiatric beds are located in jails and prisons across the United States, institutions that confine disproportionate numbers of African Americans. After more than a decade of research, the celebrated scholar and activist Mab...

This revised and updated edition of Care of the Mentally Disordered Offender in the Community provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to theory and practice. The social and clinical context within which mental health care is provided to offenders...

In Judging Insanity, Punishing Difference, Chloe Deambrogio explores how developments in the field of forensic psychiatry shaped American courts' assessments of defendants' mental health and criminal responsibility over the course of the twentieth...

This book examines the idea of a fundamental entitlement to health and healthcare from a human rights perspective.The volume is based on a particular conceptual reasoning that balances critical thinking and pragmatism in the context of a universal right...

Navigate the extensive jurisdiction and powers of the Court of Protection. The Court of Protection affects an ever increasing number of people, among whom are some of the most vulnerable members of society. They need the best support and protection that...

People with somatoform disorder (which used to be known as hysteria) present with a range of symptoms that typically last for years and can't be traced to a specific physical cause. Such symptoms may include frequent headaches; back pain; abdominal...

Increased scrutiny on the part of the general public, media, and government has warranted a reexamination of corporate responsibilities, standards of accountability, the company's role in its local and extended community, and its ethical position in our...

Back to the Asylum explains why American mental health law and policy now emphasize "law and order" rather than individualized justice and civil liberties, and why mental health law is currently being reshaped to protect society rather than the mentally...

The major mental health reforms of the last generation in the U.S.A. have given rise to much discussion and often heated debate; but have they actually produced any real changes? This book is the first overview of this controversial subject - and the...

Society is largely blind-often willfully blind-to the ongoing violations of international human rights law when it comes to the treatment of persons with mental disabilities. Despite a robust set of international law principles, standards and doctrines,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798868914447Author Teri Rushawn RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Breaking Stigmas Treatment OperationPublisher Breaking Stigmas Treatment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951737016Author Sylvia JacobFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Fanton PublishersPublisher Fanton PublishersWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941892749Author Tony ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Hog PressPublisher Hog PressWeight(grams) 209g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781304545114Author Mark SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 472g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578544083Author Ashlee FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Rcaps BooksPublisher Rcaps BooksWeight(grams) 621g

In the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of men and women were sterilized at asylums and prisons across America. Believing that criminality and mental illness were inherited, state legislatures passed laws calling for the sterilization of "habitual criminals"...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140250954Author Willard GaylinFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 284gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 129mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578531618Author Kevin D MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Minding Justice offers a comprehensive examination of the laws governing the punishment, detention, and protection of people with mental disabilities. Using famous cases such as those of John Hinckley, Andrea Yates, and Theodore Kaczynski, the book...

Is involuntary psychiatric treatment the solution to the intertwined crises of untreated mental illness, homelessness, and addiction? In recent years, politicians and advocates have sought to expand the use of conservatorships, a legal tool used to force...

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions. The broad range of topics covered in these chapters reflects neurolaw's growing social import, and its...

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of...

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of...

Criminal Behavior explores crime as a developmental process from birth through early adulthood. It further examines the role that legal, political, and criminal justice systems play in the development of criminal behavior. Criminal Behavior: takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241516204Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health OrganizationWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241210225Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health OrganizationWeight(grams)...

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...

The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller...

People with somatoform disorder (which used to be known as hysteria) present with a range of symptoms that typically last for years and can't be traced to a specific physical cause. Such symptoms may include frequent headaches; back pain; abdominal...

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A comprehensive and up to date guide to mental health law in Scotland, including developments since the implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Mental health and incapacity law affect not just those subject to...

Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.The book is divided...