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Mental Health Law

Major Issues

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. David B. Wexler

    1. University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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Part of the book series: Perspectives in Law & Psychology (PILP, volume 4)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • David B. Wexler
      Pages 1-7

  3. The Commitment System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Civil Commitment

      1. Therapeutic Justice
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 11-57
      2. An Illustration of the Theoretical Relationship between Civil Commitment Standards and Procedures
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 59-68
      3. The Administration of Psychiatric Justice
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 71-113

    3. Criminal Commitment

      1. The Criminal Commitment System
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 117-133

    4. The Relationship between the Systems of Civil and Criminal Commitment

      1. The <i>Crouch</i> Case
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 137-154

  4. Law and Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    3. Institutional Therapy

      1. Psychosurgery and the <i>Kaimowitz</i> Case
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 193-212
      2. Behavior Modification
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 213-242
      3. One Proposed Legal Mechanism for Regulating Behavior Control
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 243-256
      4. Afterword
        • David B. Wexler
        Pages 257-261

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 263-270
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About this book

THE CORE OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW A musty file in Arizona's Greenlee County Courthouse reveals that on January 22, 1912, shortly before Arizona became a state, a 19-year-old Mexican-American woman residing in Morenci was taken into custody and placed in the county jail by a deputy sheriff who, that same day, filed with the Greenlee County Probate Court the following commit­ ment petition: Have known girl about one year. Last summer-July or Aug. 19- commenced to act irrational. Has been under treatment of physicians past 4 months. They called me this A.M. and told me they were unable to treat her successfully-that she is crazy and I must arrest her. The proposed patient was apparently examined the next day by two physicians, who duly completed the required medical questionnaire. In addition to mentioning that the patient's physical health was good, that she was "cleanly" in her personal habits, that she did not use liquor, tobacco, or drugs, and that neither she nor any of her relatives had ever been mentally ill or hospitalized in the past, the doctors listed the follow­ ing information on those portions of the form devoted to mental illness and dangerousness: Dangerousness: No threats or attempts to commit suicide or murder. Is of a very happy temperament. Has a tendency to laugh and sing. Facts indicating insanity: She wanted to dance. Most of conversation was fairly rational.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    David B. Wexler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mental Health Law

  • Book Subtitle: Major Issues

  • Authors: David B. Wexler

  • Series Title: Perspectives in Law & Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3827-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3829-1Published: 14 June 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3827-7Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0160-4422

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 270

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Medical Law, Psychiatry

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