Forensic psychiatry (the interface of psychiatry and the law), forensic psychology, and mental health law are growing and evolving subspecialties in their respective larger disciplines. Topics included in these fields include a range as diverse as capital sentencing guidelines, informed consent, and standards of care for mental health treatment. All of these topics need to be understood and mastered by clinicians, educators, administrators and attorneys working with psychiatric patients. This book brings together concise, comprehensive summaries of the most important "landmark" legal decisions relating to mental health practice in the United States. These decisions, along with their underlying reasonings, make up a critical portion of the national certification examination for forensic psychiatry offered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Many of the themes are also tested in the ABPN certification examination for general psychiatry.This first edition of this book was the first to provide a combination of summaries of the relevant legal content paired with board-style test questions designed to help consolidate knowledge and prepare for certification. Cases with similar themes are grouped together with an eye toward helping the reader understand the evolution of legal and clinical thinking on a particular topic. In this new edition, the authors have updated all cases, and added chapters on new areas of the law with which forensic practitioners and trainess may interface. This book represents an important addition to the study tools and textbooks available related to psychiatry and the law and will serve as a useful reference for clinicians who must follow established legal requirements in their field.

The Forensic Psychiatry Paper Chase: Making the Case for the Landmark Cases SeminarSECTION I: Mental Health Practice GuidelinesChapter 1: Confidentiality and PrivilegeIn re LifschutzDoe v. RoeWhalen v. RoeIn re Subpoena Served upon ZunigaState v. AndringCommonwealth v. KobrinMenendez v. Superior CourtJaffee v. RedmondChapter 2: Informed ConsentNatanson v. KlineCanterbury v. SpenceKaimowitz v. Department of Mental Health for the State of MichiganTruman v. ThomasClites v. IowaZinermon v. BurchChapter 3: Duty to ProtectTarasoff v. RegentsLipari v. SearsPetersen v. WashingtonJablonski v. U.S.Naidu v. LairdChapter 4: Expert TestimonyFrye v. U.S.State v. HurdPeople v. ShirleyRock v. ArkansasDaubert v. Merrell Dow PharmaceuticalsGeneral Electric v. JoinerKumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelBuck v. Davis*Chapter 5: Questions on Mental Health Practice GuidelinesSECTION II: Institutional Treatment GuidelinesChapter 6: Civil CommitmentLake v. CameronBaxstrom v. HeroldLessard v. SchmidtO'Connor v. DonaldsonAddington v. TexasParham v. J.R.Chapter 7: Right to DieCruzan v. Director of Missouri Department of Mental HealthWashington v. GlucksbergVacco v. QuillChapter 8: Right to TreatmentRouse v. CameronWyatt v. StickneyYoungberg v. RomeoChapter 9: Right to Refuse TreatmentApplication of the President and Directors of Georgetown UniversitySuperintendent of Belchertown State School et al. v. Joseph SaikewiczIn the Matter of the Guardianship of Richard Roe, IIIRennie v. KleinRogers v. CommissionerChapter 10: Questions on Institutional Treatment GuidelinesSECTION III: Child and Adolescent IssuesChapter 11: Child Abuse ReportingLanderos v. FloodPeople v. StritzingerDeShaney v. WinnebagoChapter 12: Child Custody and Parental CompetenciesPainter v. BannisterSantosky v. KramerChapter 13: Juvenile RightsIn re GaultGraham v. FloridaMiller v. AlabamaChapter 14: EAHCA (Education for All Handicapped Children Act); IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)Hendrick Hudson Board of Education v. RowleyIrving Independent School District v. TatroChapter 15: Questions on Child and Adolescent IssuesSECTION IV: Tort LawChapter 16: ADA and Disability RightsCarter v. General MotorsCity of Cleburne, Tex. v. Cleburne Living CtrBragdon v. AbbottPennsylvania v. YeskeyOlmstead v. ZimringToyota v. WilliamsHargrave v. VermontU.S. v. GeorgiaDisability Rights New Jersey, Inc. v. Comm'r, New Jersey Dep't of Human Services*Sheehan v. City of San Francisco*Chapter 17: Emotional HarmDillon v. LeggThing v. La ChusaChapter 18: Clinical Practice LiabilityRoy v. HartogsAetna v. McCabeMazza v. Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North CarolinaWickline v. StateWilson v. Blue Cross of Southern CaliforniaChapter 19: Sexual HarassmentMeritor Savings Bank v. VinsonHarris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.Chapter 20: Questions on Tort LawSECTION V: Criminal Law and IncarcerationChapter 21: Criminal ProcedureMiranda v. ArizonaNorth Carolina v. AlfordColorado v. ConnellyRobinson v. CaliforniaPowell v. TexasCommonwealth of Massachussetts v. Eldred*Chapter 22: Criminal CompetenciesDusky v. U.S.Wilson v. U.S.Jackson v. IndianaDrope v. MissouriMedina v. CaliforniaGodinez v. MoranCooper v. OklahomaIndiana v. EdwardsTrueblood v. Washington State Dep't of Social and Health Services*Chapter 23: Diminished CapacityPeople v. PattersonIbn-Tamas v. U.S.People v. SailleMontana v. EgelhoffChapter 24: InsanityM'Naghten's CaseDurham v. U.S.Washington v. U.S.Frendak v. U.S.Jones v. U.S.U.S. v. TornieroFoucha v. LouisianaClark v. ArizonaChapter 25: Prisoners' RightsEstelle v. GambleVitek v. JonesWashington v. HarperRiggins v. NevadaFarmer v. BrennanSell v. U.S.Brown v. PlataTaylor v. Barkes*Chapter 26: Death PenaltyEstelle v. SmithAke v. OklahomaFord v. WainwrightPayne v. TennesseeState v. PerryAtkins v. VirginiaRoper v. SimmonsPanetti v. QuartermanRyan v. Gonzales*Hall v. Florida*Moore v. Texas*McWilliams v. Dunn*Chapter 27: Sex OffendersSpecht v. PattersonAllen v. IllinoisIn re Young and CunninghamKansas v. HendricksMcKune v. LileKansas v. CraneU.S. v. ComstockDoes #1-5 v. Snyder*Millard v. Rankin*Chapter 28: Questions on Criminal Law and IncarcerationSECTION VI: MiscellaneousChapter 29: ImmigrationPadilla v. KentuckyMatter of M-A-MChapter 30: Gun OwnershipDistrict of Columbia v. HellerMcDonald v. City of ChicagoWollschloaeger v. Governor of Florida Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's DepartmentChapter 31: Questions on Immigration and Gun OwnershipAppendix A: The Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. ConstitutionAppendix B: Federal vs. State Jurisdiction and the Supreme CourtAppendix C: Geographic Boundaries of the U.S. and DC Circuit Courts of AppealAppendix D: Glossary of Terms