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Issues of mental health come into play in many ways in the legal system. Please see my libguide, Medical and Health Data Privacy: HIPAA and Beyond, for information about the privacy of mental health records.
Books
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: Reserve RC 455.2 .C4 A48
Publication Date: 5th ed.
Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law: A Practical Handbook by Linda Tashbrook
Call Number: KF 489 .T37
Publication Date: 2019
Mental Disability Law : Civil and Criminal by Michael Perlin
Call Number: KF 480 .P46
Also available as an ebook at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/ for Central Ohio attorneys who have a Franklin County Law Library Card.
Mental Health Law in a Nutshell by John Myers
Call Number: KF 3828 .M94
Publication Date: 2016
Only available as an ebook at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/ for Central Ohio attorneys who have a Franklin County Law Library Card.
Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers by American Bar Association
Call Number: KF 9240 .R47
Publication Date: 2019
Also available as an ebook at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/ for Central Ohio attorneys who have a Franklin County Law Library Card.