Court-Ordered Insanity: Interpretive Practice and Involuntary Commitment

By James A. Holstein

Book Overview

This book, about involuntary commitment proceedings, focuses on interpretive practice at the nexus of legal, psychiatric, and practical reasoning. It describes the interactional dynamics through which legally and psychiatrically warranted decisions are publicly argued, negotiated, and justified.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202304485
• ISBN13: 9780202304489
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"