Mental Health Professionals, Health Law, and the Supreme Court 2020: Insanity, 'Sex' Discrimination, DACA, and Abortion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Sex Discrimination ◽  
Health Law ◽  
The Supreme Court

scholarly journals Mental health law in Turkey: legislation pending

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-14
Author(s):  
Esra Caglar ◽  
Muzaffer Kaser
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Involuntary Admission ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Different Types

In Turkey, mental health professionals, together with patients and carers, have been involved in the drafting of the Mental Health Bill which is presently under consideration by Parliament. While the Mental Health Law is pending, various pieces of legislation are being used for different types of involuntary admission. The prospective Mental Health Law is of paramount importance for doctors, patients and families.

scholarly journals Development of mental health law in Iran: work in progress

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Nasr Esfahani ◽  
Gholamreza Mirsepassi ◽  
Mohammad-Kazem Atef-Vahid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Final Draft ◽  
Three Stages

A brief account of the three stages of development of a new mental health law in Iran is given. At each stage, the expert opinions of mental health professionals and lawyers interested in the rights of psychiatric patients were obtained. The final draft of the law consists of six sections and 50 articles. It has been submitted for ratification by Parliament.

Psychotherapy and Disclosure: Recent Court Decisions

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 731-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allannah Furlong ◽  
Michèle S Lefebvre
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Supreme Court Of Canada ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To encourage mental health professionals concerned about the practice of psychotherapy to add their voices to the legal debate on disclosure. Method: Analysis of recent court decisions, in particular 2 Supreme Court of Canada judgements, R. v. O'Connor and R. v. Carosella, and 1 United States Supreme Court judgement, Jaffee v. Redmond. Results: The lack of a common definition of psychotherapy may, in part, have made it awkward for mental health professionals to mount a concerted defence of psychotherapy dossiers. Conclusions: Unless mental health professionals develop a more robust justification and delimitation for privilege, in Canadian courts possible relevance of clinical material is likely to override concern for the patient's privacy interest. Future research might evaluate the impact of loss of privilege upon different types of psychotherapy.

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