The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series) - Softcover

Bates, R. Todd; Behnke, Stephen H.; Preis, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393702502 ISBN 13: 9780393702507

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Synopsis

In The Essentials of California Mental Health Low, Stephen H. Behnke, James J. Preis, and R. Todd Bates explain in a straightforward and user-friendly manner the laws most relevant to mental health practice in California. Both the format and content of this book are designed to remove the mystery and anxiety that many clinicians associate with lawyers, courts, and judges. All in all, this is a book for both student and practicing clinicians, as well as for lawyers who want a better understanding of this interesting and ever-changing field.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen H. Behnke, J.D., Ph.D., is Director of the Program in the Practice of Scientific Investigation at the Harvard Medical School Division of Medical Ethics. He is on the Psychology Faculty of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and an Instructor in Psychology in the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0393702502
• ISBN 13: 9780393702507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272