TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parry,John
ED  - American Bar Association.
TI  - Civil mental disability law, evidence and testimony: a comprehensive reference manual for lawyers, judges and mental disability professionals
SN  - 9781604427998 (alk. paper)
AV  - KF 3828 .P37 2010
U1  - 342.7308/7 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - [Washington, DC]
PB  - American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
KW  - Mental health laws
KW  - United States
KW  - Evidence, Expert
KW  - Local
KW  - Attorney and client
KW  - Legal assistance to people with mental disabilities
KW  - Discrimination against the mentally ill
KW  - Law and legislation
N1  - 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
ER  -