TY - JOUR
AU - Goldsmith, Virginia M.
AB - The last two decades have seen major changes in mental health service delivery and a staggering proliferation of law related to mental health issues. Mental health professionals are reminded that law is made to serve the public interest and may frequently hamper therapeutic goals. To be a most effective therapist, one must be well informed about relevant law and ways to implement treatment despite legal impediments. Being so socially handicapped, the retarded depend on all human service providers to be part-time advocates for them or the justice system will fail.
TI - Legal Hazards and Protections for the Mentally Retarded: A Review
JF - The Journal of Psychiatry & Law
DO - 10.1177/009318537900700306
DA - 1979-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/legal-hazards-and-protections-for-the-mentally-retarded-a-review-vx26ilGQM7
SP - 359
EP - 375
VL - 7
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -