Law and Mental Health (eBook)

Robert G. Meyer, PhD, is a Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Louisville. He received his MA and PhD from Michigan State University, is board-certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in both clinical and forensic psychology, and is a fellow in Divisions 12 (Clinical) and 41 (Law and Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Meyer has published over 60 articles, 23 book chapters, and 14 books. He is past editor of the Bulletin of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology and a past-president of the Kentucky Psychological Association. He received the regional Grawemeyer Award (with Steven Smith) from the University of Louisville for innovative curriculum development for their course in law and psychology.Christopher M. Weaver, PhD, is currently a Research Fellow at the University of California/n-/San Francisco (funded by the National Institutes of Health). Dr. Weaver received his MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Louisville, where his research focused on the assessment of psychopathy and recidivism risk in sex offenders. He received the Grawemeyer Fellowship Award for outstanding psychology research while at the University of Louisville, where he continues collaborative research with the Kentucky Department of Corrections. Dr. Weaver is coauthor (with Robert G. Meyer) of The Clinician's Handbook, Fifth Edition; has published and presented on sexual addiction, execution of offenders with mental retardation, and professional issues in forensic psychology; and was assistant editor of the Bulletin of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.

Introduction: Law and Mental Health I. Psychological Issues and Involvement in Basic Courtroom Proceedings1. Jury Selection and Process: Precedent Impacting Jury Consultation and Research2. Admission of Expert Testimony and the Eyewitness II. Legal Precedent in Everyday Clinical Practice3. Informed Consent4. Confidentiality and Privileged Communication5. Duty to Warn and ProtectIII. Clinical Forensic Evaluation6. Competency7. Insanity and Criminal Responsibility8. Civil Commitment and Dangerousness9. Hypnosis and the PolygraphIV. Civil Rights and Civil Law10. Sexual Orientation and Civil Rights 11. Personal Injury: Court Proceedings and Assessment of Psychological Damages 12. Prisoners' Rights to Medical and Mental Health TreatmentV. Specific Mental Diagnoses in the Law13. Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dependence14. Mental Retardation15. Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality DisorderVI. Violent Criminals and Violent Crime16. Criminal Psychological Profiling17. The Death Penalty18. Sex Offenders: Community Notification and Predator CommitmentVII. Juveniles in the Legal System19. Juvenile Law and School Law20. Capital Punishment of Juveniles21. Child Abuse22. Child Custody