Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry

Description

Forensic psychiatry (the interface of psychiatry and the law), forensic psychology, and mental health law are growing and evolving subspecialties in their respective larger disciplines. Topics included in these fields include a range as diverse as capital sentencing guidelines, informed consent, and standards of care for mental health treatment. All of these topics need to be understood and mastered by clinicians, educators, administrators and attorneys working with psychiatric patients. This book brings together concise, comprehensive summaries of the most important "landmark" legal decisions relating to mental health practice in the United States. These decisions, along with their underlying reasonings, make up a critical portion of the national certification examination for forensic psychiatry offered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Many of the themes are also tested in the ABPN certification examination for general psychiatry.This first edition of this book was the first to provide a combination of summaries of the relevant legal content paired with board-style test questions designed to help consolidate knowledge and prepare for certification. Cases with similar themes are grouped together with an eye toward helping the reader understand the evolution of legal and clinical thinking on a particular topic. In this new edition, the authors have updated all cases, and added chapters on new areas of the law with which forensic practitioners and trainess may interface. This book represents an important addition to the study tools and textbooks available related to psychiatry and the law and will serve as a useful reference for clinicians who must follow established legal requirements in their field. Cover CONTENTS Alphabetical List of Cases Contributors Introduction The Forensic Psychiatry Paper Chase: Making the Case for the Landmark Cases Seminar SECTION I: Mental Health Practice Guidelines Chapter 1: Confidentiality and Privilege Chapter 2: Informed Consent Chapter 3: Duty to Protect Chapter 4: Expert Testimony Chapter 5: Questions on Mental Health Practice Guidelines SECTION II: Institutional Treatment Guidelines Chapter 6: Civil Commitment Chapter 7: Right to Die Chapter 8: Right to Treatment Chapter 9: Right to Refuse Treatment Chapter 10: Questions on Institutional Treatment Guidelines SECTION III: Child and Adolescent Issues Chapter 11: Child Abuse Reporting Chapter 12: Child Custody and Parental Competencies Chapter 13: Juvenile Rights Chapter 14: EAHCA (Education for All Handicapped Children Act); IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Chapter 15: Questions on Child and Adolescent Issues SECTION IV: Tort Law Chapter 16: ADA and Disability Rights Chapter 17: Civil Liability and Emotional Harm Chapter 18: Clinical Practice Liability Chapter 19: Sexual Harassment Chapter 20: Questions on ADA and Disability Rights SECTION V: Criminal Law and Incarceration Chapter 21: Criminal Procedure Chapter 22: Criminal Competencies Chapter 23: Diminished Capacity Chapter 24: Insanity Chapter 25: Prisoners’ Rights Chapter 26: Death Penalty Chapter 27: Sex Offenders Chapter 28: Questions on Criminal Law and Incarceration SECTION VI: Miscellaneous Chapter 29: Immigration Chapter 30: Gun Ownership Chapter 31: Questions on Immigration and Gun Ownership Appendix A: The Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution Appendix B: Federal Versus State Jurisdiction and the Supreme Court Appendix C: U.S. Federal District Courts Appendix D: Glossary of Terms Index