
Almost a Revolution
Mental Health Law and the Limits of Change
Paul S. Appelbaum(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 1. September 1994
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-19-506880-1 (ISBN)
Description
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 author's appraisal of the consequences of these reforms is surprising. Changes which were originally aimed at making it more difficult to hospitalize and treat people with mental illness, and easier to punish them, have actually resulted in far less change than was predicted or intended. This stimulating book argues that, when the law contradicted commonsense ideas of how to deal with the mentally ill, it was bent or ignored, whether by judges, medical professionals, or family members.
Reviews / Votes
This is an excellent book * Landy F. Sparr, JAMA, Vol 273, No. 12, 1995 * References are detailed and up-to-date, and the author's conclusions are important for professional mental health caregivers, judges, and attorneys practicing in this arena. * Joyce K. Laben, Vanderbilt University, Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health, June 1995 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-506880-1 (9780195068801)
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Person
Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D., is Arnold Frank Zeleznik Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, and Director of the Law and Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. He has served as chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Council on Psychiatry and Law and Commission on Judicial Action, and is a member of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Mental Health
and the Law. In 1990, Dr. Appelbaum received the Isaac Ray Award of the American Psychiatric Association for "outstanding contributions to forensic psychiatry and the psychiatric aspects of jurisprudence."
and the Law. In 1990, Dr. Appelbaum received the Isaac Ray Award of the American Psychiatric Association for "outstanding contributions to forensic psychiatry and the psychiatric aspects of jurisprudence."
Author
Arnold Frank Zeleznik Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Director, Law and Psychiatry ProgramArnold Frank Zeleznik Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Director, Law and Psychiatry Program, University of Massachusetts Medical Canter
Content
1: Setting the Stage for Reform
2: Involuntary Commitment of the Mentally Ill: Civil Liberties and Common Sense
3: Duty to Protect Potential Victims of Patients' Violence: Public Peril vs. Protective Privilege
4: Right to Refuse Treatment with Medication: Consent, Coercion, and the Courts
5: The Insanity Defense: Moral Blameworthiness and Criminal Punishment
6: The Consequences of Reform in Mental Health Law
2: Involuntary Commitment of the Mentally Ill: Civil Liberties and Common Sense
3: Duty to Protect Potential Victims of Patients' Violence: Public Peril vs. Protective Privilege
4: Right to Refuse Treatment with Medication: Consent, Coercion, and the Courts
5: The Insanity Defense: Moral Blameworthiness and Criminal Punishment
6: The Consequences of Reform in Mental Health Law