Civil mental disability law, evidence and testimony : a comprehensive reference manual for lawyers, judges and mental disability professionals /
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[Washington, DC] :
American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law,
c2010
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Table of Contents:
- History of civil mental disability law
- Mental disability law and terminology overview
- Representing clients with mental disabilities and obtaining attorneys' fees
- Community-based mental health care and protective services
- Civil incompetency and guardianship
- Family law and related issues
- Federal and state disability discrimination statutes: scope of coverage
- Employment
- State and local governments and other public services
- Public accommodations and the private sector
- Housing and zoning
- Insurance
- Disability compensation
- Health care
- Education and related issues
- Income assistance and immigration
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Liability and professional concerns
- Civil commitment
- Rights in civil mental facilities
- Admissibility of expert evidence and testimony
- Mental health diagnoses and assessments
- Civil incompetency expert testimony
- Mental disability discrimination testimony
- Mental impairment and mental injury testimony
- Mental disability care and treatment testimony
- Civil dangerousness testimony