02354nam a2200301Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001500071020003100086020002800117035002100145040001000166050002300176082001900199100002300218245015900241260010400400300002700504504005100531505108400582650003901666650004401705650004701749650007901796650008901875710008801964297186OCoLC20210217165917.0100217s2010    dcu      b    001 0 eng    a2010005986  a9781604427998 (alk. paper)  a160442799X (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)522429392  aPUCPR00aKF 3828b.P37 201000a342.7308/72221 aParry, John2Local10aCivil mental disability law, evidence and testimonyba comprehensive reference manual for lawyers, judges and mental disability professionalscJohn Parry.  a[Washington, DC]bAmerican Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Lawcc2010.  axxviii, 770 p.c26 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aHistory 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. 0aMental health lawszUnited States. 0aEvidence, ExpertzUnited States.2Local 0aAttorney and clientzUnited States.2Local 0aLegal assistance to people with mental disabilitieszUnited States.2Local 0aDiscrimination against the mentally ill.xLaw and legislationzUnited States.2Local2 aAmerican Bar Association.bCommission on Mental and Physical Disability Law.2Local