Mental Health

by Sylvia Engdahl

This guidebook examines how major decisions by U.S. courts have helped to shape the issue of mental illness. A major case is explained, then majority and dissenting opinions are shared. Legal experts and other professionals then provide details on the case's lasting impact. Chapter one is about whether parents can commit children to mental institutions without their consent. Chapter two covers forcible medication practices. Chapter three defines the...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737747382
• ISBN13: 9780737747386
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12