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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452094403321

Autore

La Fond John Q

Titolo

Back to the asylum [[electronic resource] ] : the future of mental health law and policy in the United States / / John Q. LaFond, Mary L. Durham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

1-280-53328-5

0-19-802220-4

1-4294-0000-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DurhamMary L

Disciplina

344.73/044 347.30444

344.73044347.30444

Soggetti

Mental health laws - United States

Mental health policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

0195055209.pdf; Contents; Introduction: The Pendulum of Social Movement; 1. Madness and Responsibility; 2. Law and Order in the Neoconservative Era; 3. The Fate of the Insane Offender in the Neoconservative Era; 4. Involuntary Commitment in the Liberal Era; 5. Involuntary Commitment in the Neoconservative Era; 6. The Road Back; 7. Does Legal Reform Make a Difference?; 8. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction: Madness and Responsibility. 1. The Pendulum of Social Movement. 2. Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility. 3. Rethinking the Insanity Defense in the Neoconservative Era. 4. The Fate of the Insane Offender in the Neoconservative Era. 5. The Liberal Era of Involuntary Commitment. 6. The Neoconservative Era of Civil Commitment. 7. The Road Back. 8. Does Legal Reform Make a Difference?. 9. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy. References. Index