A Draft Act Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill
Author : National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Mental health laws
ISBN :
Author : National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Mental health laws
ISBN :
Author : Alexander C. Wagenaar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 2013-05-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1118420888
Public Health Law Research: Theory and Methods definitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research – a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health. Editors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burris outline integrated theory drawn from numerous disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; specific mechanisms of legal effect and guidelines for collecting and coding empirical datasets of statutory and case law; optimal research designs for randomized trials and natural experiments for public health law evaluation; and methods for qualitative and cost-benefit studies of law.. They also discuss the challenge of effectively translating the results of scientific evaluations into public health laws and highlight the impact of this growing field. “How exactly the law can best be used as a tool for protecting and enhancing the public’s health has long been the subject of solely opinion and anecdote. Enter Public Health Law Research, a discipline designed to bring the bright light of science to the relationships between law and health. This book is a giant step forward in illuminating that subject.” -- Stephen Teret, JD, MPH, Professor, Director, Center for Law and the Public's Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health “Wagenaar and Burris bring a dose of much needed rigor to the empirical study of which public health law interventions really matter, and which don’t.” -- Bernard S. Black, JD, Chabraja Professor, Northwestern University Law School and Kellogg School of Management Companion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/wagenaar
Author : Dinah Miller
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 42,54 MB
Release : 2016-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1421420783
In Committed, psychiatrists Dinah Miller and Annette Hanson offer a thought-provoking and engaging account of the controversy surrounding involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. They bring the issue to life with first-hand accounts from patients, clinicians, advocates, and opponents. Looking at practices such as seclusion and restraint, involuntary medication, and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy--all within the context of civil rights--
Author : M. Susan Ridgely
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 10,22 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780833029805
Many states have amended or interpreted their civil commitment statutes to allow for involuntary outpatient treatment.
Author : Paul S. Appelbaum
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195068801
Doubts about the reality of mental illness and the benefits of psychiatric treatment helped foment a revolution in the law's attitude toward mental disorders over the last 25 years. Legal reformers pushed for laws to make it more difficult to hospitalize and treat people with mental illness, and easier to punish them when they committed criminal acts. Advocates of reform promised vast changes in how our society deals with the mentally ill; opponents warily predicted chaos and mass suffering. Now, with the tide of reform ebbing, Paul Appelbaum examines what these changes have wrought. The message emerging from his careful review is a surprising one: less has changed than almost anyone predicted. When the law gets in the way of commonsense beliefs about the need to treat serious mental illness, it is often put aside. Judges, lawyers, mental health professionals, family members, and the general public collaborate in fashioning an extra-legal process to accomplish what they think is fair for persons with mental illness. Appelbaum demonstrates this thesis in analyses of four of the most important reforms in mental health law over the past two decades: involuntary hospitalization, liability of professionals for violent acts committed by their patients, the right to refuse treatment, and the insanity defense. This timely and important work will inform and enlighten the debate about mental health law and its implications and consequences. The book will be essential for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, lawyers, and all those concerned with our policies toward people with mental illness.
Author : Howard H. Goldman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 11,73 MB
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030119084
This handbook is the definitive resource for understanding current mental health policy controversies, options, and implementation strategies. It offers a thorough review of major issues in mental health policy to inform the policy-making process, presenting the pros and cons of controversial, significant issues through close analyses of data. Some of the topics covered are the effectiveness of various biomedical and psychosocial interventions, the role of mental illness in violence, and the effectiveness of coercive strategies. The handbook presents cases for conditions in which specialized mental health services are needed and those in which it might be better to deliver mental health treatment in mainstream health and social services settings. It also examines the balance between federal, state, and local authority, and the financing models for delivery of efficient and effective mental health services. It is aimed for an audience of policy-makers, researchers, and informed citizens that can contribute to future policy deliberations.
Author : Scott L. Zeller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 110714812X
A practical guide to the origins and treatment options for agitation, a common symptom of psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
Author : Stephen H. Koslow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1107033233
A concise review of current research into suicide providing a guide to understanding this disease and its increasing incidence globally.
Author : Melvyn Freeman
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 25,80 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789241562829
This publication highlights key issues and principles to be considered in the drafting, adoption and implementation of mental health legislation and best practice in mental health services. It contains examples of diverse experiences and practices, as well as extracts of laws and other legal documents from a range of different countries, and a checklist of key policy components. Three main elements of effective mental health legislation are identified, relating to context, content and process.
Author : Brendon Stubbs
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 012812606X
Exercise-Based Interventions for People with Mental Illness: A Clinical Guide to Physical Activity as Part of Treatment provides clinicians with detailed, practical strategies for developing, implementing and evaluating physical activity-based interventions for people with mental illness. The book covers exercise strategies specifically tailored for common mental illnesses, such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and more. Each chapter presents an overview of the basic psychopathology of each illness, a justification and rationale for using a physical activity intervention, an overview of the evidence base, and clear and concise instructions on practical implementation. In addition, the book covers the use of mobile technology to increase physical activity in people with mental illness, discusses exercise programming for inpatients, and presents behavioral and psychological approaches to maximize exercise interventions. Final sections provide practical strategies to both implement and evaluate physical activity interventions. - Covers interventions for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, alcohol use disorder, and more - Provides the evidence base for exercise as an effective treatment for mental illness - Demonstrates how to use mobile technology to increase physical activity in people with mental illness - Features practical strategies for implementation and assessment - Covers treatment approaches for patients of all ages