Mental Illness, Medicine and Law

Martin Lyon Levine editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:14th Jan '09

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Mental Illness, Medicine and Law cover

As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implications of medicine are being called into question as never before. Martin Levine's collection brings together the seminal papers written on the nexus between mental illness, its treatment and its relationship to the law. The volume also provides an informative introduction, summarizing the area and the relevance of the articles chosen.

'...an asset in any institutional library' Journal of Mental Health Law 'This tremendously important collection of international papers on the subject of mental illness, medicine and the law has never been so urgently needed.' Criminal Law News '...willl be a valuable resource in any mental health library, and a useful resource for students and clinicians from a range of disciplines.' Metapsychology Online Reviews

ISBN: 9780754621218

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1338g

598 pages