Mental Health Law: Major Issues

by David B. Wexler

Book Overview

THE CORE OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW A musty file in Arizona's Greenlee County Courthouse reveals that on January 22, 1912, shortly before Arizona became a state, a 19-year-old Mexican-American woman residing in Morenci was taken into custody and placed in the county jail by a deputy sheriff who, that same day, filed with the Greenlee County Probate Court the following commit- ment petition: Have known girl about one year. Last summer-July or Aug. 19- commenced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468438298
• ISBN13: 9781468438291
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"