Child Mental and the Law

by Barry Nurcombe

Overview

The legal aspects of child mental health have changed in recent years, yet many who deal professionally with disturbed children are ill informed about the rights and responsibilities of minors. Child Mental Health and the Law addresses the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date text that describes the evolution of child mental health law and the relevance of the law to the child mental health clinician.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451602449
Publisher:	Free Press
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	628
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments		ix
The Mental Health Professions and the Law		1	(11)
Introduction		1	(1)
Lawyers, Scientists, and Clinicians		1	(2)
Philosophical Differences		3	(2)
The Challenge of Psychodynamic Psychiatry		5	(1)
The Forensic Setting		5	(4)
Bridging the Gap		9	(1)
The Organization of This Book		10	(2)
The Legal System		12	(27)
The Nature and Purposes of Law		12	(4)
The Sources of the Law		16	(8)
The Legislative Process		24	(2)
The Court System		26	(3)
Judicial Procedings		29	(1)
The Adjudicative Process		30	(7)
Legal Advocacy		37	(2)
The Rights of Children		39	(33)
Introduction		39	(1)
Legal Definitions of Infancy and Childhood		39	(3)
The Historical Evolution of Children's Rights		42	(2)
Recognition of Children's Rights		44	(5)
Specific Legal Rights of Children		49	(23)
The Educational Rights of Handicapped Children		72	(15)
Background		72	(3)
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975		75	(9)
The Role of the Mental Health Consultant		84	(3)
Child Custody Disputes		87	(45)
Introduction		87	(1)
Marriage and Parental Obligations		87	(1)
The Termination of Marriage		88	(1)
The Determination of Custody		89	(20)
The Effect of Divorce on Children		109	(5)
Legal Proceedings		114	(2)
Clinical Evaluation in Child Custody Disputes		116	(16)
Forensic Evaluation in Cases of Child Maltreatment		132	(54)
Introduction		132	(1)
Child Abuse in the Legal System		132	(6)
Child Protection Services		138	(1)
Court Proceedings		138	(1)
Evidentiary Issues		139	(4)
Disposition		143	(1)
Foster Care		144	(2)
Permanent Planning		146	(2)
Adoption		148	(2)
Physical Abuse		150	(2)
Nonorganic Failure to Thrive		152	(1)
Neglect		153	(1)
Sexual Abuse		154	(13)
Forensic Evaluation in Cases of Alleged Sexual Abuse		167	(13)
Preparing the Child to Give Testimony		180	(4)
Preparing the Report		184	(2)
Psychological Trauma and Civil Liability		186	(34)
Legal Principles		186	(20)
Proof of Case		206	(1)
The Forensic Evaluation of Civil Liability Cases		207	(13)
Malpractice		220	(53)
A Profile of Medical Malpractice		220	(4)
The Doctor-Patient Relationship		224	(19)
Liability to Third Parties		243	(1)
Liability Contexts		243	(13)
Liability for Communication of Information		256	(3)
Liability Under New Health Structures		259	(4)
Reform of the Law		263	(1)
Conclusions		264	(2)
Appendix to Chapter 8		266	(7)
Juvenile Delinquency		273	(45)
Legal Principles		273	(10)
Definition, Epidemiology, and Prediction		283	(5)
The Prediction of Delinquency		288	(1)
The Clinical Classification of Delinquency		289	(2)
Etiology and Psychopathology		291	(12)
Treatment		303	(3)
The Forensic Evaluation of Juvenile Offenders		306	(12)
The Rights of Institutionalized Children		318	(24)
Introduction		318	(2)
Legal Principles Pertaining to Psychiatric Hospitalization		320	(2)
Civil Commitment		322	(6)
The Rights of Institutionalized Patients		328	(7)
The Rights of Minors in Psychiatric Hospitals		335	(4)
The Rights of Juveniles in Correctional Institutions		339	(1)
Summary		340	(2)
The Child Mental Health Professional as Expert Witness		342	(47)
Introduction		342	(3)
The First Contact with the Referring Agent		345	(4)
Liability Issues		349	(1)
The Evaluation		349	(2)
The Report		351	(3)
Records		354	(1)
The Subpoena		354	(1)
The Pretrial Conference		355	(1)
Preparing to Give Testimony at a Deposition or Trial		356	(1)
The Deposition		357	(3)
Testifying in Court		360	(27)
Summary		387	(2)
Appendix 1. Sample Reports		389	(69)
Appendix 2. Landmark Cases		458	(35)
Notes		493	(54)
Bibliography		547	(46)
Table of Cases		593	(22)
Index		615