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)
by R. Todd Bates, Stephen H. Behnke, James Preis, James T. Preis
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This series arose from Stephen Behnke's experience teaching psychiatric residents, psychology interns, and social work students at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

Trainees consistently mentioned how helpful it was to have laws relevant to their clinical practice explained in a way that removed the mystery and anxiety associated with lawyers, courts, and judges. Each volume in the series sets forth, in a clear, straightforward, and user-friendly manner, pertinent legislation and court cases, covering why the law was written, what the law says, and how the law affects clinical practice.

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• Published on: 1998-08-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.12 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Clinician's Electronic Thesaurus, Version 7.0: Software to Streamline Psychological Report Writing (w/ CD-ROM) (The Clinician's Toolbox)

Clinician's Electronic Thesaurus, Version 7.0: Software to Streamline Psychological Report Writing (w/ CD-ROM) (The Clinician's Toolbox)
by Edward L. Zuckerman PhD
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This timesaving software puts the entire language of mental health at your fingertips and also becomes your personal text library. It features thousands of searchable words and phrases for describing nearly any clinical situation, which can be copied and pasted directly into your evaluations, reports, progress notes, or treatment plans. Customize the program by adding or deleting text or report formats to meet your writing needs. 
New to This Version:
*Software revised to reflect updates to the Clinician's Thesaurus, 7th Edition.
*Sections on additional clinical problems: reactive attachment disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and varieties of violent behaviors.

 

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• Published on: 2011-03-17
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• 62 pages

Schizophrenia: Cognitive Theory, Research, and Therapy

Schizophrenia: Cognitive Theory, Research, and Therapy
by Aaron T. Beck, Neil A. Rector, Neal Stolar, Paul Grant
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From Aaron T. Beck and colleagues, this is the definitive work on the cognitive model of schizophrenia and its treatment. The volume integrates cognitive-behavioral and biological knowledge into a comprehensive conceptual framework. It examines the origins, development, and maintenance of key symptom areas: delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms, and formal thought disorder. Treatment chapters then offer concrete guidance for addressing each type of symptom, complete with case examples and session outlines. Anyone who treats or studies serious mental illness will find a new level of understanding together with theoretically and empirically grounded clinical techniques.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #680012 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-29
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 418 pages

Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application (with InfoTracA{R})

Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application (with InfoTracA{R})
by Curt R. Bartol, Anne M. Bartol
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Known for its emphasis on research and its extensive integration of current cases and law, Curt and Anne Bartol's PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW offers balanced coverage the ways that psychology interacts with the legal system. The authors instill in students a critical understanding not only of psychological research within the context of law, but also a working knowledge of the legal system.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #104372 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 608 pages

Psychopathy: Antisocial, Criminal, and Violent Behavior

Psychopathy: Antisocial, Criminal, and Violent Behavior
by Theodore Millon PhD DSc, Erik Simonsen MD, Roger D. Davis, Morten Birket-Smith
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Psychopathy remains one of the least understood personality disorders and one of the most intransigent to therapeutic amelioration. Better understanding of this disorder is not helped by its DSM definition, which specifies diagnostic criteria in terms of concrete antisocial behaviors rather than psychological dynamics. In a concerted effort to remedy this situation, this volume brings together a distinguished array of contributors to provide a comprehensive review of research on psychopathy--its nature, causes, and effects on the individual and society, as well as current management approaches.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #466542 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-18
• Original language: English
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• 476 pages

Risk Management: Clinical, Ethical, & Legal Guidelines for Successful Practice

Risk Management: Clinical, Ethical, & Legal Guidelines for Successful Practice
by William F. Doverspike
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• Amazon Sales Rank: #438964 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 237 pages

Clinician's Thesaurus, 7th Edition: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports (CLINICIAN'S TOOLBOX)

Clinician's Thesaurus, 7th Edition: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports (CLINICIAN'S TOOLBOX)
by Edward L. Zuckerman
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With over 350,000 in print, the Clinician's Thesaurus is an indispensable practitioner resource and course text. It presents thousands of standard words, phrases, clinical tips, and interview questions to help practitioners conduct thorough assessments, accurately describe nearly any clinical situation, and shape clinical observations into effective reports. Finding exactly the right terminology can save hours of paperwork time and improve the quality of documentation. Structured to follow the sequence of a mental health evaluation, the book includes report formats, treatment planning pointers, all DSM-IV-TR and ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, and much more—all in a large-size format with convenient lay-flat binding.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #3654 in Books
• Published on: 2010-08-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .91" h x 8.08" w x 10.42" l, 1.88 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 395 pages

Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice

Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
by Joel Paris MD
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Organizing a vast body of scientific literature, this indispensable book presents the state of the art in understanding borderline personality disorder (BPD) and distills key treatment principles that therapists need to know. Rather than advocating a particular approach, Joel Paris examines a range of therapies and identifies the core ingredients of effective intervention. He offers specific guidance for meeting the needs of this challenging population, including ways to improve diagnosis, promote emotion regulation and impulse control, maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries, and deal with suicidality and other crises. Highly readable, practical, and humane, the book also explains the latest thinking on the causes of BPD and how it develops.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1283479 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .86" h x 6.48" w x 8.82" l, 1.11 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 260 pages

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia
Aaron T. Beck (Author)
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From Aaron T. Beck and colleagues, this is the definitive work on the cognitive model of schizophrenia and its treatment. The volume integrates cognitive-behavioral and biological knowledge into a comprehensive conceptual framework. It examines the origins, development, and maintenance of key symptom areas delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms, and formal thought disorder. Treatment chapters then offer concrete guidance for addressing each type of symptom, complete with case examples and session outlines. Anyone who treats or studies serious mental illness will find a new level of understanding together with theoretically and empirically grounded clinical techniques.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #120936 in eBooks
• Published on: 2008-10-29
• Released on: 2008-10-29
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Before and After Hinckley: Evaluating Insanity Defense Reform

Before and After Hinckley: Evaluating Insanity Defense Reform
by Steadman Et Al.

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The insanity acquittal of John Hinckley in June, 1982 for the attempted assassination of then President, Ronald Reagan, sparked a flurry of legislative rhetoric and public inquiry about how to stop such "abuses." State and federal legislators, buttressed by professional associations' resolutions for reform, responded with a wide array of proposals for statutory reform insanity defense. Based on six years of research--which constituted the largest study ever conducted of insanity defense pleas in the U.S.--this book describes the impact of the reforms instituted both before and after Hinckley's assassination attempt. In so doing, the volume offers the most authoritative, empirically sound answers to controversial questions about who uses the insanity defense, about its presumed abuses, and about what really happens when legislators respond to public pressure to tighten statutes.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #2339329 in Books
• Published on: 1993-05-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 220 pages

The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System

The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System
by Risdon Slate, W. Wesley Johnson
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For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system, with the three largest inpatient psychiatric institutions in America being jails--not hospitals. This book explores how and why this is the case. Sensationalized cases often drive criminal justice policies that can sometimes be impulsively enacted and misguided. While there is a chapter that examines the insanity defense and competency, the primary focus of the book is on the bulk of cases that clog the criminal justice system with persons with mental illnesses (pwmi). Criminal justice practitioners are often ill-equipped for dealing with pwmi in crises, and this may even result in the emergence of mental disabilities for criminal justice professionals. However, via application of therapeutic jurisprudence principles some agencies are better preparing their employees for such encounters and attempting to stop the inhumane and costly recycling of pwmi through the criminal justice system. Coverage runs the gamut from specialized law enforcement responses, to mental health courts, to jails and prisons, to discharge planning, diversion, re-entry, and outpatient commitment. Also, criminal justice practitioners in their own words provide insight into and examples of the interface between the mental health and criminal justice systems. Throughout the book the balance between maintaining public safety and preserving civil liberties is considered as the state's police power and parens patriae roles are examined. Lastly, collaborative approaches for influencing and informing policies that are often driven by crises are discussed.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #516441 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-10
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .2 pounds
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• 407 pages

Psychological Science in the Courtroom: Consensus and Controversy

Psychological Science in the Courtroom: Consensus and Controversy
by Jennifer L. Skeem, Kevin S. Douglas, Scott O. Lilienfeld

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This rigorous yet reader-friendly book reviews the state of the science on a broad range of psychological issues commonly encountered in the forensic context. The goal is to help professionals and students differentiate between supported and unsupported psychological techniques--and steer clear of those that may be misleading or legally inadmissible. Leading contributors focus on controversial issues surrounding recovered memories, projective techniques, lie detection, child witnesses, offender rehabilitation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, and more. With a focus on real-world legal situations, the book offers guidelines for presenting scientific evidence accurately and effectively in courtroom testimony and written reports.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #779934 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.25" h x 6.38" w x 8.94" l, 1.53 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 418 pages

Refusing Care: Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally Ill

Refusing Care: Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally Ill
by Elyn R. Saks
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It has been said that how a society treats its least well-off members speaks volumes about its humanity. If so, our treatment of the mentally ill suggests that American society is inhumane: swinging between overintervention and utter neglect, we sometimes force extreme treatments on those who do not want them, and at other times discharge mentally ill patients who do want treatment without providing adequate resources for their care in the community.

Focusing on overinterventionist approaches, Refusing Care explores when, if ever, the mentally ill should be treated against their will. Basing her analysis on case and empirical studies, Elyn R. Saks explores dilemmas raised by forced treatment in three contexts—civil commitment (forced hospitalization for noncriminals), medication, and seclusion and restraints. Saks argues that the best way to solve each of these dilemmas is, paradoxically, to be both more protective of individual autonomy and more paternalistic than current law calls for. For instance, while Saks advocates relaxing the standards for first commitment after a psychotic episode, she also would prohibit extreme mechanical restraints (such as tying someone spread-eagled to a bed). Finally, because of the often extreme prejudice against the mentally ill in American society, Saks proposes standards that, as much as possible, should apply equally to non-mentally ill and mentally ill people alike.

Mental health professionals, lawyers, disability rights activists, and anyone who wants to learn more about the way the mentally ill are treated—and ought to be treated—in the United States should read Refusing Care.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1045879 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .92" h x 6.26" w x 9.44" l, 1.25 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 314 pages

Treatment of Offenders with Mental Disorders

Treatment of Offenders with Mental Disorders
by J.M. Blaut
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This volume presents current treatment approaches for offenders with mental disorders in a variety of settings. After reviewing administrative and legal issues in the provision of care, the volume addresses therapeutic work with inpatients, outpatients, and incarcerated persons. Separate chapters cover special issues in treatment of sexual offenders, offenders with mental retardation, and juvenile offenders. Throughout, the approaches featured are interdisciplinary and eclectic, incorporating biological and psychological perspectives.
This volume will be of use to mental health practitioners as well as legal professionals in criminal justice and mental health law.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1057998 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.11" h x 6.05" w x 9.08" l, 1.55 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 438 pages

Neuropsychology of Everyday Functioning (The Science and Practice of Neuropsychology)

Neuropsychology of Everyday Functioning (The Science and Practice of Neuropsychology)
by Thomas D. Marcotte PhD, Igor Grant MD
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While neuropsychological testing can accurately detect cognitive deficits in persons with brain injury, the ability to reliably predict how these individuals will function in everyday life has remained elusive. This authoritative volume brings together well-known experts to present recent advances in the neuropsychological assessment of key real-world capacities: the ability to live independently, work, manage medications, and drive a car. For each of these domains, contributors describe cutting-edge tests, procedures, and interpretive strategies and examine salient theoretical and methodological issues. Chapters also review approaches for evaluating specific populations, including older adults and patients with traumatic brain injury, depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and other neurological and psychiatric disorders.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #479257 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.30" h x 7.10" w x 10.00" l, 2.25 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 477 pages

Blackstone's Guide to the Mental Health Act 2007

Blackstone's Guide to the Mental Health Act 2007
by Paul Bowen

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This new Blackstone's Guide provides the full text of the UK Mental Health Amendment Act, together with an expert chapter by chapter narrative clearly explaining the changes the Act makes to the Mental Health Act 1983. Key changes introduced by the Mental Health Amendment Act 2006 include;



· A new definition of 'mental disorder'


· The abolishment of existing classifications of 'mental illness', 'psychopathic disorder', 'mental impairment' and 'severe mental impairment'


· A new requirement that detention have a 'therapeutic purpose' for all forms of mental disorder, while removing the 'treatability' requirement for patients suffering from psychopathic disorder


· A new power to control and treat patients in the community


· A new framework of safeguards for incapacitated 'Bournewood' patients (to amend the Mental Capacity Act)
DBL Amendments to the 'nearest relative' provisions to bring them into line with the ECHR

The narrative clearly explains how the Act amends the 1983 Act, analyses its impact on the Mental Capacity Act, and discusses the human rights implications of compulsory detention and treatment by reference to key cases such as Bournewood, IH, and Von Brandenburg. The Guide's accessible and clear layout makes it an ideal quick reference text, and the appendices include a copy of the Mental Health Act Amendment Act 2006.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #392661 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-15
• Original language: English
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• 580 pages

Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide

Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide
by Christine A. Courtois, Julian D. Ford, Bessel A. van der Kolk, Judith L. Herman
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Chronic childhood trauma, such as prolonged abuse or family violence, can severely disrupt a person's development, basic sense of self, and later relationships. Adults with this type of history often come to therapy with complex symptoms that go beyond existing criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This important book brings together prominent authorities to present the latest thinking on complex traumatic stress disorders and provide practical guidelines for conceptualization and treatment. Evidence-based assessment procedures are detailed, and innovative individual, couple, family, and group therapies are described and illustrated with case vignettes and session transcripts.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #45215 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.31" h x 6.58" w x 9.36" l, 1.87 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 488 pages

Second Time Foster Child: How One Family Adopted a Fight Against the State for their Son's Mental Healthcare while Preserving their Family

Second Time Foster Child: How One Family Adopted a Fight Against the State for their Son's Mental Healthcare while Preserving their Family
by Toni Hoy
Publication Date: May 1, 2012

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In a juvenile courtroom, the judge reprimanded the caseworkers, the attorneys, and CASA for responding to a no-fault dependency case as an abuse case, “There is nobody bad here!”
There were no criminals. There was no crime.
Then why were we sitting in the accused chairs?
As an infant, Daniel entered the foster care system as a result of severe neglect, which manifested in violence and aggression later in his childhood.
Desperate to get their adoptive son, Daniel, into a residential treatment center and keep their other children safe, the state of Illinois left Jim and Toni Hoy with two options. If they brought their son home from the psychiatric hospital for the 11th time in 2 years, the Department of Children and Family Services threatened to charge them with child endangerment for failure to protect their other children. Mental health professionals recommended abandoning him at the hospital after the state denied all viable sources of funding for his treatment. Making that choice would trigger a child abuse investigation and subsequent neglect charges.
Daniel re-entered the foster care system for no other reason than he was mentally ill.    
A year later, Daniel’s mother discovered that his treatment was covered by a funding source that he was awarded as part of his special needs adoption. The EPSDT provision of Medicaid. How could they get the state government to understand the federal law and re-gain custody of their son?
"Second Time Foster Child" is the story of parents who never gave up on their son, despite being prosecuted and persecuted in exchange for his medically necessary treatment.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #505215 in Books
• Published on: 2012-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages