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Law in the Practice of Psychiatry

A Handbook for Clinicians

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Seymour L. Halleck

    1. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Psychiatry (CIPS)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction Psychiatry and Law—General Issues

    1. Introduction Psychiatry and Law—General Issues

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 1-10

  4. The Regulation of Psychiatric Practice by Legislative Bodies and the Courts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-110
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    2. Civil Commitment

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 111-140

    3. The Rights of the Mentally Disabled

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 141-177

    4. Confidentiality in Psychiatric Practice

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 179-191

  5. Expert Witness Roles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. General Issues Regarding Psychiatric Testimony

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 195-206

    3. The Psychiatric Witness and the Insanity Defense

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 207-224

    4. Competency to Stand Trial

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 225-245

    5. Child Custody

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 247-256

    6. The Psychiatrist’s Role in Evaluating Psychic Injury

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 257-265

    7. Miscellaneous Expert Witness Roles in the Civil Courts

      • Seymour L. Halleck
      Pages 267-279
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About this book

Once upon a time only forensic psychiatrists had much to do with law and the legal system. Now, hardly a day passes in the life of a clinician without some significant encounter with the interface between the law and the practice of psychiatry. That interface extends all the way from the general regulation of clinical practice to the specifics of clinical man­ agement of individual patients. It includes, like the chapters of this book, such important topics as informed consent, right to treatment, privilege and confidentiality, patients' rights, competency, psychiatric testimony, malpractice, and liability. Dr. Halleck is one of the professions' most distinguished thinkers and authors in the field of psychiatry and law, and is this year's recipient of the coveted Isaac Ray Award of the American Psychiatric Association. Having spent his entire academic and professional life deeply involved in the clinical practice of psychiatry, he is particularly well suited to understand and respond to the clinician's need for a clear and concise elucidation of those areas of psychiatry and law which are involved in the daily work of psychiatrists and all mental health professionals.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    Seymour L. Halleck

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Law in the Practice of Psychiatry

  • Book Subtitle: A Handbook for Clinicians

  • Authors: Seymour L. Halleck

  • Series Title: Critical Issues in Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7893-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Publishing Corporation 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-7895-2Published: 30 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7893-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 306

  • Topics: Psychiatry

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