Mental Health Books


Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application (with InfoTrac?)Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application (with InfoTrac?)
Best Price: $86.85
When I was first asked to teach a class in Psychology and Law, I chose this book (after some...
The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and YourselfThe Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and Yourself
Best Price: $44.82
The primary author is well known as an instructor of "Family Law" for graduate...
Texas Law and the Practice of Psychology: A SourcebookTexas Law and the Practice of Psychology: A Sourcebook
Best Price: $29.99
Texas Law and the Practice of Psychology provides licensed psychologists, professional...
Physical Therapist's Business Practice and Legal GuidePhysical Therapist's Business Practice and Legal Guide
Best Price: $47.00
As the profession of physical therapy continues its growth toward autonomous practice, the...
Law and Mental Health: A Case-Based ApproachLaw and Mental Health: A Case-Based Approach
Best Price: $38.40
This volume presents classic and contemporary legal cases that have set important precedents...


Law & Mental Health Professionals: Pennsylvania (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)Law & Mental Health Professionals: Pennsylvania (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)
Best Price: $41.97
This book is well organized and is great resource for individuals who are preparing for a PA...
Mental Health and Disability Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)Mental Health and Disability Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)
Best Price: $29.00
This is a handy resource for professionals. The only problem is that it could use some updating....
Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice SystemCriminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System
Best Price: $40.50
For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health...
The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series)The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series)
Best Price: $19.95
Useful book. Written in easy to read and understand language for those of us who do not enjoy...
The Killing of Bonnie Garland: A Question of JusticeThe Killing of Bonnie Garland: A Question of Justice
Best Price: $5.99
William Gaylin's book, which combined good journalism, professional psychiatric insight, and...


A Clinician's Guide to Legal Issues in Psychotherapy, Or, Proceed With CautionA Clinician's Guide to Legal Issues in Psychotherapy, Or, Proceed With Caution
Best Price: $24.95
Risk Management: Clinical, Ethical, & Legal Guidelines for Successful PracticeRisk Management: Clinical, Ethical, & Legal Guidelines for Successful Practice
Best Price: $43.12
The Hidden Prejudice: Mental Disability on Trial (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)The Hidden Prejudice: Mental Disability on Trial (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)
Best Price: $29.99
In The Hidden Prejudice, Michael L. Perlin reveals a pattern of prejud ice against mentally...
Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers, Second EditionPsychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers, Second Edition
Best Price: $27.99
This book was mandatory for a forensic case law course taught by a seasoned forensic expert. It...
Mental Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Mental Disability ProfessionalsMental Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Mental Disability Professionals
Best Price: $62.05
This new book written by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Director, John...

Psychological Injuries: Forensic Assessment, Treatment, and Law (American Psychology-Law Society Series)Psychological Injuries: Forensic Assessment, Treatment, and Law (American Psychology-Law Society Series)
Best Price: $24.94
Excellent book for those examining PTSD, and its unreliability as a diagnosis. Koch is a...
The Right to Refuse Mental Health TreatmentThe Right to Refuse Mental Health Treatment
Best Price: $54.90
Although Bruce J. Winick does not include a preface in THE RIGHT TO REFUSE MENTAL HEALTH...
Law & Mental Health Professionals: Kentucky (Law and Mental Health Professionals)Law & Mental Health Professionals: Kentucky (Law and Mental Health Professionals)
Best Price: $71.86
Law forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy...
The Essentials of New York Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All DisciplinesThe Essentials of New York Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines
Best Price: $25.00
Answers to 300 questions most relevant to mental-health practice in New York State. Designed...
Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners (Forensic Practice Guidebooks Series)Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners (Forensic Practice Guidebooks Series)
Best Price: $27.60
This book is good for the research minded practitioner, not very helpful in treatment planning.

The Rights of People with Mental Disabilities: The Authoritative Guide to the Rights of People with Mental Illness and Mental Retardation (ACLU Handbook)The Rights of People with Mental Disabilities: The Authoritative Guide to the Rights of People with Mental Illness and Mental Retardation (ACLU Handbook)
Best Price: $15.49
In this completely revised and updated ACLU handbook, Levy and Rubenstein use a simple...
Tarasoff and Beyond: Legal and Clinical Considerations in the Treatment of Life-Endangering Patients (Practitioner's Resource Series)Tarasoff and Beyond: Legal and Clinical Considerations in the Treatment of Life-Endangering Patients (Practitioner's Resource Series)
Best Price: $13.95
few psychologists can cite 3 legal cases that have shaped their profession, but everyone is...
Ethical And Legal Issues For Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook Of Principles and StandardsEthical And Legal Issues For Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook Of Principles and Standards
Best Price: $59.92
Stay up-to-date on the ethical and legal issues that affect your clinical and professional...
Risk Management with Suicidal PatientsRisk Management with Suicidal Patients
Best Price: $24.99
How does the law define "reasonable care" in the treatment of suicidal patients? What...
The Essentials of Florida Mental Health LawThe Essentials of Florida Mental Health Law
Best Price: $20.00
Excellant resource for practicing clinicans in Florida that need a quick guide to challenging...

Refusing Care: Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally IllRefusing Care: Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally Ill
Best Price: $27.97
It has been said that how a society treats its least well-off members speaks volumes about its...
The Evolution of Mental Health Law (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)The Evolution of Mental Health Law (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)
Best Price: $34.95
The Evolution of Mental Health Law chronicles a relatively new field t hat has developed around...
The Essentials of Massachusetts Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series)The Essentials of Massachusetts Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series)
Best Price: $26.05
This book, one of a series on mental health law in different states, should be required reading...
Making Medical Decisions for the Profoundly Mentally Disabled (Basic Bioethics)Making Medical Decisions for the Profoundly Mentally Disabled (Basic Bioethics)
Best Price: $6.00
In this book, Norman Cantor analyzes the legal and moral status of people with profound mental...
Aila's Asylum PrimerAila's Asylum Primer
Best Price: $85.98

Criminal BehaviorCriminal Behavior
Best Price: $52.45
This book explores crime as a developmental process and examines the role that legal, political,...
Law and Mental Health Professionals: Wyoming : 2002 Supplement (Law and Mental Health Professionals)Law and Mental Health Professionals: Wyoming : 2002 Supplement (Law and Mental Health Professionals)
Best Price: $11.81
The Law and Mental Health Professionals series is designed to provide a resource for both...
Mental Disability Law: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press Law Casebook Series)Mental Disability Law: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press Law Casebook Series)
This casebook covers all of constitutional "civil" mental health law, including...
Law, Liberty, and Psychiatry: An Inquiry into the Social Uses of Mental Health PracticesLaw, Liberty, and Psychiatry: An Inquiry into the Social Uses of Mental Health Practices
Best Price: $14.00
The Legal Guide for Practicing Psychotherapy in Colorado 2003The Legal Guide for Practicing Psychotherapy in Colorado 2003

Truth in MemoryTruth in Memory
Best Price: $17.25
How accurate is memory? Are there important differences in how and what we remember across the...
Competence, Condemnation, and Commitment: An Integrated Theory of Mental Health Law (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)Competence, Condemnation, and Commitment: An Integrated Theory of Mental Health Law (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)
Best Price: $26.50
Central institutions of mental health rarely provide a clear conception of mental health or a...
Law & Mental Health Professionals: Ohio (Law and Mental Health Professional Series)Law & Mental Health Professionals: Ohio (Law and Mental Health Professional Series)
Best Price: $64.99
Law forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy...
Who Qualifies for Rights: Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Civil CommitmentWho Qualifies for Rights: Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Civil Commitment
Best Price: $25.00
Law and Mental Health Professionals: Arizona (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)Law and Mental Health Professionals: Arizona (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)
Best Price: $67.42

Therapeutic And Legal Issues For Therapists Who Have Survived A Client Suicide: Breaking The SilenceTherapeutic And Legal Issues For Therapists Who Have Survived A Client Suicide: Breaking The Silence
Best Price: $34.74
Reclaim your life and renew your confidence after a client suicide The death of a patient is...
Texas Mental Health Law: A Sourcebook for Mental Health ProfessionalsTexas Mental Health Law: A Sourcebook for Mental Health Professionals
Texas Mental Health Law provides licensed psychologists, professional counselors, social...
Medicolegal Issues in Clinical Practice: A Primer for the Legally ChallengedMedicolegal Issues in Clinical Practice: A Primer for the Legally Challenged
Best Price: $17.15
Dr. Wear-Finkle has succeeded in creating an extremely well-written, comprehensive reference...
Equal Treatment for People with Mental Retardation: Having and Raising ChildrenEqual Treatment for People with Mental Retardation: Having and Raising Children
Best Price: $22.00
This book is fabulous and it is one of a kind. I found it helpful as a guardian often faced with...
Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts (Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology) (Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology)Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts (Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology) (Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology)
Best Price: $85.17
During the past two decades, the frequency and range of expert testimony by psychologists have...

Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law (Norton Professional Books)Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law (Norton Professional Books)
Best Price: $69.99
This book really should be the final word on the "debate" about whether, and the...
Legal and Ethical Dictionary for Mental Health ProfessionalsLegal and Ethical Dictionary for Mental Health Professionals
Best Price: $45.39
Case law evidence shows that mental health professionals (MHPS) have lost cases in court because...
Sexual Offending and Mental Health: Multi-disciplinary Management in the Community (Forensic Focus)Sexual Offending and Mental Health: Multi-disciplinary Management in the Community (Forensic Focus)
Best Price: $36.77
Legal Issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health: Guidelines for Clinical Practice in Psychotherapy (SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services)Legal Issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health: Guidelines for Clinical Practice in Psychotherapy (SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services)
Best Price: $20.00
This was one of the truely great books I have read about legal issues.My coleage, A.C also loved...
Jekyll on Trial: Multiple Personality Disorder and Criminal LawJekyll on Trial: Multiple Personality Disorder and Criminal Law
Best Price: $21.00
My son who is now in his late 20s and in legal trouble has been diagnosed with multiple...

Law & Mental Health Professionals: Texas (Law and Mental Health Professionals)Law & Mental Health Professionals: Texas (Law and Mental Health Professionals)
Best Price: $75.96
Law forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy...
Law & Mental Health Professionals (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series) WisconsinLaw & Mental Health Professionals (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series) Wisconsin
Best Price: $47.06
The Law and Mental Health Professionals series is designed to provide a resource for both...
Youth GangsYouth Gangs
Best Price: $49.90
Reconstructing Mental Health Law and Policy (Law in Context)Reconstructing Mental Health Law and Policy (Law in Context)
Best Price: $36.95
The first title from the 'Law in Context Series' to fully consider the issues surrounding this...
Psychology and Law: A Critical IntroductionPsychology and Law: A Critical Introduction
Best Price: $28.32
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion of contemporary debates at the...

Refusing the Right to Refuse: Coerced Treatment of Mentally Disordered PersonsRefusing the Right to Refuse: Coerced Treatment of Mentally Disordered Persons
Best Price: $32.58
Under the doctrine of informed consent, if a person is competent to understand the risks,...
Law & Mental Health Professionals: New Jersey (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)Law & Mental Health Professionals: New Jersey (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)
Best Price: $25.95
The Law and Mental Health Professionals series is designed to provide a resource for both...
Law and Mental DisorderLaw and Mental Disorder
Best Price: $60.00
Law and Mental Disorder is a teaching text designed for law students, psychology graduate...
  
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