Family Guide To Mental Illness And The Law

Author : Linda Tashbook
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190669010

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Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law by Linda Tashbook Pdf

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor. Mental illness adds a layer of complexity to legal processes, and the justice system can be downright bewildering, even for the most well-intentioned. How can families find out if their loved one is being mistreated or ignored, and how can they make sense of their rights under various laws and regulations? Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law offers the nuts-and-bolts legal information and problem-solving steps families need. This accessible resource explains how common legal issues uniquely impact people with various forms of mental illness and what family members can do to help. Readers will learn how to · help protect a loved one's job, housing, or medical care · participate in hearings about guardianship, involuntary commitment, bankruptcy, and more · assist in making financial arrangements · navigate federal laws surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act, HIPAA, disability claims, and workers' compensation · steer criminal proceedings away from jail and toward treatment Beyond the legal system, this book also guides readers in interacting with officials and authorities, lobbying for better laws, and working with local governments towards improving policies that affect those with mental illness. Complete with real-world examples, Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law provides practical advice and eases the feelings of isolation that often accompany loving someone with mental illness.

Author : Linda Tashbook
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190622237

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Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law by Linda Tashbook Pdf

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor. Mental illness adds a layer of complexity to legal processes, and the justice system can be downright bewildering, even for the most well-intentioned. How can families find out if their loved one is being mistreated or ignored, and how can they make sense of their rights under various laws and regulations? Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law offers the nuts-and-bolts legal information and problem-solving steps families need. This accessible resource explains how common legal issues uniquely impact people with various forms of mental illness and what family members can do to help. Readers will learn how to · help protect a loved one's job, housing, or medical care · participate in hearings about guardianship, involuntary commitment, bankruptcy, and more · assist in making financial arrangements · navigate federal laws surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act, HIPAA, disability claims, and workers' compensation · steer criminal proceedings away from jail and toward treatment Beyond the legal system, this book also guides readers in interacting with officials and authorities, lobbying for better laws, and working with local governments towards improving policies that affect those with mental illness. Complete with real-world examples, Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law provides practical advice and eases the feelings of isolation that often accompany loving someone with mental illness.

Author : Lloyd I. Sederer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780393708813

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The Family Guide to Mental Health Care by Lloyd I. Sederer Pdf

Advice on Helping Your Loved Ones, from the medical director of the country's largest state mental health system and the mental health editor of The Huffington Post More than fifty million people a year are diagnosed with some form of mental illness. It spares no sex, race, age, ethnicity, or income level. And left untreated, mental disorders can devastate our families and communities. Family members and friends are often the first to realize when someone has a problem, but it is hard to know how to help or where to turn. Our mental health “system” can feel like a bewildering and frustrating maze. How can you tell that someone has a mental illness? What are the first and best steps for you to take? Where do you go to find the right care? The Family Guide to Mental Health Care is the first comprehensive print resource for the millions of people who have loved ones suffering from some kind of mental illness. In this book, families can find the answers to their most urgent questions. What medications are helpful and are some as dangerous as I think? Is there a way to navigate privacy laws so I can discuss my adult daughter’s treatment with her doctor? Is my teenager experiencing typical adolescent distress or an illness? From understanding depression, bipolar illness and anxiety to eating and traumatic disorders, schizophrenia, and much more, readers will learn what to do and how to help. Real-life scenarios and authoritative information are written in a compassionate, reader-friendly way, including checklists to bring to a doctor’s appointment so you can ask the right questions. For readers who fear they will never see the light at the end of the tunnel, this book gives hope and a path forward. As one of the nation’s leading voices on quality care in mental health, Dr. Lloyd Sederer has played a singular role in advancing services for those with mental illness. Now, the wealth of his expertise and clear guidance is at your disposal. From the first signs of a problem to sorting through the variety of treatment options, you and your family will be able to walk into a doctor’s office know what to do and what to ask.

Author : Bodie Morey,Kim Mueser
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781608825493

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The Family Intervention Guide to Mental Illness by Bodie Morey,Kim Mueser Pdf

Over 50 million Americans have a mental illness, but as many as 20 million don't have their illness detected. And many others get substandard treatment. Family members play a crucial role in recognizing mental illness, and helping a loved one get the treatment they need. The early signs of mental illness are clear if you know what to look for, and getting rapid and effective treatment will help your relative get better faster. If you think a family member or friend may be struggling with a mental illness, or isn't getting effective treatment, this guide will help you recognize symptoms, get the right treatment, and work together as a family to help your loved one get better. Inside you'll find step-by-step support and information for determining whether someone you care about is suffering from a mental disorder, and what you can do to help. The Family Intervention Guide to Mental Illness outlines the nine fundamental steps to recognizing, managing, and recovering from mental illness. It provides both diagnostic information and details about therapy options and useful medications. With the right advice, determined effort, and a lot of love, you can make a difference.

Author : Joan Rutherford,Jennifer Cross,Stephanie Tolan,Andy Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 152652192X

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Mental Disorders, Mental Illness and the Family Court by Joan Rutherford,Jennifer Cross,Stephanie Tolan,Andy Cohen Pdf

"Mental Disorders, Mental Illness and the Family Court provides a comprehensive guide that is relevant to both public and private work in the Family Court in England and Wales. This book describes the mental disorders and illnesses that can affect both children and adults and how these disorders may progress from childhood into adulthood. It also describes how such disorders in adults can impact the lives of children in their care. The work offers practical advice to the Family Court as to what adjustments to consider for those appearing in court who are suffering with a mental health condition and to those representing the parties. It also describes the legal framework of the Family Court, the crossover between the Children Act and the Mental Health Act in respect of children and young people and the reports and assessments that are produced for the Family Court. Designed as a reference guide for non-medical professionals, the book discusses over 60 mental health conditions found in children, young people and adults. Each condition is described and includes information as to its prevalence, causes, symptoms and possible outcomes of treatments. The book considers issues of relevance to the Family Court's work, including the parenting of children who present risks, the interplay between different disorders, and the impact of mental disorders on family dynamics. It includes 22 anonymised Case Studies that show the impact of different disorders in real-life situations and provides a useful training resource. Each chapter includes links to further specialist information and organisations. The book is of practical use to those who work within the Family Court jurisdiction, from judges, magistrates and family lawyers to Cafcass officers, social workers and CAHMS teams. It will also be useful for parents, carers and guardians attending the Family Court. In producing this comprehensive guide, the authors have drawn on their wealth of experience and their extensive professional backgrounds working in psychiatry, paediatric medicine, social work and the Family Court and Mental Health Tribunal."--

Author : Agnes B. Hatfield
Publisher : National Alliance for the
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Mental illness.
ISBN : 1564870006

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Coping with Mental Illness in the Family by Agnes B. Hatfield Pdf

Author : Katharine Byrick,Barbara Walker-Renshaw,Ontario Hospital Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Informed consent (Medical law)
ISBN : 0886213266

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A Practical Guide to Mental Health and the Law in Ontario by Katharine Byrick,Barbara Walker-Renshaw,Ontario Hospital Association Pdf

Author : Stephanie McMahon,Virgil Stucker
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798645061722

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A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery by Stephanie McMahon,Virgil Stucker Pdf

Endorsement from Benedict Carey, science reporter, The New York Times: "Across my career covering mental health, I have fielded scores of urgent calls from readers: 'My brother's suicidal;' or, 'my daughter is on the street, psychotic' -what do I do? There was never one good answer. But now there is: a warmly written, deeply informed guide for families in crisis, by true experts with a lifetime of experience." About the book A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery is for parents of adult children who struggle with a serious mental illness. Serious mental illness is complex, the mental health treatment system in the U.S. is fragmented, and you may often feel like your child's future has been overlooked. We want you to know there is hope for recovery. This guide is intended to help families get their bearings, understand the mental health system and its limitations, and build a path forward towards person-centered recovery. Additional Endorsements "This is a 'break the glass' kind of document to help you know how to respond to an emergency." "When you have just gotten the diagnosis, you think, "What the heck should we do?" This guide would have given us a new way of thinking about what was going on and what to do next. And it would have helped us in a crisis to know about all of the options." "I like how you have helped us to see that there is no single path to recovery. It would be good to repeat that there is no tried and true method for everyone. Each person is different." "Your treatment planning section shows that having a diagnosis does not mean that my family member should forget about her dreams of having a good life. The overall theme is that there is hope; there are things that are useful to try."

Author : Rosalynn Carter,Susan Golant, M.A.
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307807250

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Helping Someone with Mental Illness by Rosalynn Carter,Susan Golant, M.A. Pdf

The first thing you need to know is that life isn't over. "The good news," writes Mrs. Carter in Helping Someone with Mental Illness, "is that with proper diagnosis and treatment, the overwhelming majority of people with mental illness can now lead productive lives." Based on Mrs. Carter's twenty-five years of advocacy and the latest data from the Rosalynn Carter Symposia for Mental Illness, her book offers step-by-step information on what to do after the diagnosis: seeking the best treatment; evaluating health-care providers; managing workplace, financial, and legal matters. Mrs. Carter addresses the latest breakthroughs in understanding, research, and treatment of schizophrenia, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other mental disorders. She also discusses the emotional and psychological issues in caregiving for people with mental illness and offers concrete suggestions to help erase the prejudice and discrimination based on misinformation about mental illness. Her book is also a rich clearinghouse that guides readers to hundreds of specialized resources, including organizations, hot lines, newsletters, videos, books, websites, and more. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Mindy Greiling
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781452963853

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Fix What You Can by Mindy Greiling Pdf

One mother’s fight to support her son and change a broken system In his early twenties, Mindy Greiling’s son, Jim, was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder after experiencing delusions that demanded he kill his mother. At the time, and for more than a decade after, Greiling was a Minnesota state legislator who struggled, along with her husband, to navigate and improve the state’s inadequate mental health system. Fix What You Can is an illuminating and frank account of caring for a person with a mental illness, told by a parent and advocate. Greiling describes challenges shared by many families, ranging from the practical (medication compliance, housing, employment) to the heartbreaking—suicide attempts, victimization, and illicit drug use. Greiling confronts the reality that some people with serious mental illness may be dangerous and reminds us that medication works—if taken. The book chronicles her efforts to pass legislation to address problems in the mental health system, including obstacles to parental access to information and insufficient funding for care and research. It also recounts Greiling’s painful memories of her grandmother, who was confined in an institution for twenty-three years—recollections that strengthen her determination that Jim’s treatment be more humane. Written with her son’s cooperation, Fix What You Can offers hard-won perspective, practical advice, and useful resources through a brave and personal story that takes the long view of what success means when coping with mental illness.

Author : Hy Bloom,Michael Bay
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Carswell
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Capacity and disability
ISBN : 0459553968

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A Practical Guide to Mental Health, Capacity and Consent Law of Ontario by Hy Bloom,Michael Bay Pdf

Author : B. Mahendra
Publisher : Jordan Publishing (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Child abuse
ISBN : 1846612241

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Family Psychiatric Practice by B. Mahendra Pdf

The importance of expert evidence in matters concerning the family and children is now well recognized. Legal practitioners and those who work with them need to achieve a significant degree of knowledge and understanding of particular areas of expert evidence in order to be in a position to be able to commission the relevant evidence and, when that has been received, to be able to analyze the opinion and advise the parties/court in an effective manner. This book deals with psychiatric expert evidence as it applies to mental disorders concerning children, adolescents, and adults. The full range of psychiatric disorders is examined. A particular innovation is that the disorders are not considered separately but in relation to the full range of age groups. To an increasing extent, disorders appear to move seamlessly between age groups. The purpose of this study is to help understand the issues as they arise in family and child law proceedings. The final part of the book examines issues su

Author : Dr Joan Rutherford,Jennifer Cross JP,Dr Stephanie Tolan,Dr Andy Cohen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781526521910

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Mental Disorders, Mental Illness and the Family Court by Dr Joan Rutherford,Jennifer Cross JP,Dr Stephanie Tolan,Dr Andy Cohen Pdf

“...should be welcomed by all those who work in the field of Family Law...an 'off the shelf' comprehensive resource...the focus throughout is on helping the reader, not only to understand all relevant aspects of mental illness, but also to understand how that knowledge may impact upon any particular court case...Its publication is therefore most welcome and I predict that it will soon become a recognisable presence on the bookshelves of many.” The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division Mental Disorders, Mental Illness and the Family Court provides information on more than 70 mental health conditions found in children, young people and adults. It is designed specifically for non-medical professionals who practise in public and private work in the Family Court, and advises on what adjustments need to be considered for those appearing in court who are suffering with a mental disorder. It provides: Clear descriptions of the nature of each mental disorder, as well as their treatment and management, with links to further information and specialist help Explanations of how mental disorders and illness can impact on family dynamics and relationships Case studies that illustrate real-life scenarios In addressing the legal framework of the Family Court, the authors look at the crossover between the Children Act 1989 and the Mental Health Act 1983 in how they relate to children and young people, and show how reports and assessments that are produced for the Family Court fit into this. This is an essential title for all those who work within the Family Court jurisdiction from judges, magistrates and family lawyers to Cafcass officers, social workers and CAMHS multi-disciplinary teams. It will also provide useful insights for parents, carers and guardians involved with the Family Court.

Author : Susan Benjamin Feingold,Barry M. Lewis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Mental health services
ISBN : 9781538129876

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Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness by Susan Benjamin Feingold,Barry M. Lewis Pdf

Advocating for Women with Postpartum Psychosis takes the reader into the world of one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Affecting 1 to 2 out of 1,000 childbearing women a year in the United States, postpartum psychosis creates hallucinations and delusions, which, if untreated, can lead to infanticide and subsequently imprisonment or death for the mother. While other parts in the world, particularly the United Kingdom have more sympathetic laws, in the United States, women with postpartum psychosis are often stigmatized as "baby killers", and face the ultimate penalty. Through this book, though, authors Feingold and Lewis humanize the mother's experience to promote understanding and compassion. Beginning with an overview of the mental health and legal facets surrounding postpartum psychosis, the authors then provide vital resources and tools for mental health practitioners and legal professionals to enact change in their practices and communities. Complete with case studies and the authors' experiences in changing the law in their own state of Illinois, this book is a necessary resource for furthering dialogue and action around maternal mental illness.

Author : John A. Zervopoulos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Domestic relations
ISBN : 1641055642

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How to Examine Mental Health Experts by John A. Zervopoulos Pdf

"This book expands on the first edition which was written as a quick-reference guide that discussed an array of mental health expert issues that may arise in a given case. This edition aims to help you sharpen your critiques and examinations of mental health experts, their work, and their testimony"--