02465nam a2200325Ia 4500 297186 OCoLC 20210217165917.0 100217s2010 dcu b 001 0 eng 2010005986 9781604427998 (alk. paper) 160442799X (alk. paper) (OCoLC)522429392 PUCPR cicg KF 3828 .P37 2010 342.7308/7 22 Parry, John 147914 Local Civil mental disability law, evidence and testimony a comprehensive reference manual for lawyers, judges and mental disability professionals John Parry. [Washington, DC] American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law c2010. xxviii, 770 p. 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Mental health laws United States. 135255 93879 Evidence, Expert United States. Local Attorney and client United States. 55872 Local 245425 Legal assistance to people with mental disabilities United States. Local Discrimination against the mentally ill. Law and legislation United States. 87348 Local American Bar Association. Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. 52025 Local 216308 216308 0 0 lc 0 KF_3828_000000000000000__P37_2010 0 cil 361755 7 7 4 2016-05-27 ABA 125.00 449920 0 KF 3828 .P37 2010 70000000883645 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:297186 6