Court-Ordered Insanity

Court-Ordered Insanity Interpretive Practice and Involuntary Commitment - Social Problems & Social Issues

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book analyzes how hearing participants construct and organize arguments that are legally, psychiatrically, and practically accountable. It argues that commitment decisions orient to the "tenability" of situations that patients pose as alternatives to hospitalization.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780202304496
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 345.7304
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 223
Weight: 340g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 16mm