CPCS mental health proceedings in Massachusetts : a manual for defense counsel.

The CPCS mental health proceedings in Massachusetts briefs you on several avenues by which a client may initially be admitted to a mental health facility, and sets forth controlling authority in Massachusetts law for the rights and obligations of the various actors in the inpatient mental health sys...

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Other Authors: Larsen, Mark A. (Editor), Weber, Robert H. (Editor), Goldman, Stan (Reviewer), Talley, Karen O. (Reviewer), Dunn, Courtney A. (Reviewer)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: [Massachusetts] : Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., [2015]-
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Online Access:https://advance.lexis.com/api/toc/source/MTA4NTY4NA?origination=lawcc
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Summary:The CPCS mental health proceedings in Massachusetts briefs you on several avenues by which a client may initially be admitted to a mental health facility, and sets forth controlling authority in Massachusetts law for the rights and obligations of the various actors in the inpatient mental health system. Commitment proceedings, insanity acquittals, detention, examinations, and sensitive topics, such as competency, the attorney-client relationship, and confidentiality, are all covered. The book is replete with hundreds of citations to Massachusetts case law.
Item Description:Database includes most recent edition only.
Editors <2015- >: Mark A. Larsen, Robert H. Weber ; reviewers <2015- >: Mark A. Larsen, Stan Goldman, Robert H. Weber, Karen O. Talley, Courtney A. Dunn.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Publication Frequency:Updated periodically