This is a 14 credit hour course

From the book Mental Health and Disability Law

By Donald H.J. Hermann, Professor of Law and Philosophy; Director, Health Law Institute, DePaul University

Published by West Publishing Co. (1997)

Chapters include: 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 Context; Fitness to Be Executed; Protection of the Mentally Disabled From Employment Discrimination; Housing and Zoning; Education of Mentally Handicapped; Social Security Disability Benefits