Author : Graham Glancy
Release : 2020-04-02
Genre : Social Science
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Canadian Landmark Cases in Forensic Mental Health - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Canadian Landmark Cases in Forensic Mental Health write by Graham Glancy. This book was released on 2020-04-02. Canadian Landmark Cases in Forensic Mental Health available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. High-profile legal cases involving individuals with mental health challenges often address complex issues that confront previous decisions of the courts, influence or change existing social policies, and ultimately have a profound impact on the daily practice of mental health professionals and the lives of their patients. Providing in-depth context into milestone cases in forensic mental health, this book addresses issues such as the confidentiality of mental health records, criminal responsibility, fitness to stand trial, the right of individuals to refuse mental health treatment, and the duty of mental health practitioners to warn and protect individuals who may be at risk of harm at the hands of a patient. The authors explore the social and political context in which these cases occurred, incorporating court decisions, contemporaneous media articles, and legal reviews in the analysis. Graham Glancy and Cheryl Regehr, who are experts in the field of forensic psychiatry, draw upon their own practice, in addition to scholarly literature, to describe the impact of the decisions rendered by the courts in the area of mental health and offer practical guidelines for professionals working at the interface of law and mental health.