Court-Ordered Insanity: Interpretive Practice and Involuntary Commitment (Social Problems and Social Issues)

By James A. Holstein

Book Overview

This book analyzes how hearing participants construct and organize arguments that are legally, psychiatrically, and practically accountable. It argues that commitment decisions orient to the "tenability" of situations that patients pose as alternatives to hospitalization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202304493
• ISBN13: 9780202304496
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"