Includes index.

Mental health professionals -- Mental disorders -- Clinical psychiatric evidence -- Medical malpractice, negligence and other Tort theories -- Informed consent -- Confidentiality, privacy, and patient access to records -- The right to counsel and advocacy services -- Civil commitment -- The right to refuse and consent to psychiatric treatment in the civil commitment context -- Right to treatment -- Guardianship -- Competency to stand trial -- Mental condition and criminal defenses -- Mental condition and sentencing -- The right to refuse and consent to psychiatric treatment in the criminal commitment context -- Fitness to be executed -- Protection of the mentally disabled from employment discrimination -- Housing and zoning -- Education of mentally handicapped -- Social Security disability benefits.

Includes such topics as psychiatric evidence, informed consent, commitment, guardianship, competency, and the education of the mentally handicapped.

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