Privacy Protection and the Confidentiality of Psychiatric Health Care Records

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2016

Keywords

Psychiatric Health Care, Health Care Records, Confidentiality, Privacy Protection, Canada

Abstract

Mental health issues pose critical challenges for Canada's systems of justice and health care. Problems with mental health are common, but often neglected due to stigma and the vulnerability of those living with these conditions. This is evident within our legal system. Every day in our courts we see played out the struggle to protect the human rights and dignity of individual Canadians with mental health challenges, to access adequate mental health care and social support, and to provide genuinely helpful responses to criminal behaviour associated with mental health problems. Law and Mind: Mental Health Law and Policy in Canada provides a comprehensive analysis of the most important cases and key debates at the intersection of mental health law and policy.

Written by a group of Canada's leading experts on mental health law, this volume provides practitioners, researchers and policy-makers with valuable insight into this challenging and important area of the law.

Features and benefits
Law and Mind: Mental Health Law and Policy in Canada is an important resource for understanding the complexities of mental health law and related policy issues in Canada.

Law students, practising lawyers and policy-makers alike will benefit from the broad range of topics covered in this comprehensive text. Topics addressed include the law surrounding the funding and administration of mental health care in Canada, the principles of mental health law related to hospitalization and consent to treatment, the components of the criminal law of mental disorder, and mental health issues in the policing and correctional contexts. In addition, the authors offer focused treatment of mental health law issues facing specific populations, including children, the elderly, refugees and ethnic minorities.

This text is written by leading mental health law experts who bring years of practice, research and expertise to provide readers with a comprehensive resource which:

  • Presents the legal issues related to mental health in a comprehensive manner
  • Enables students and lawyers to learn this challenging subject matter quickly and effectively
  • Analyzes recent changes and developments in the law
  • Provides current information so lawyers can properly advise their clients
  • Discusses pressing and emerging mental health issues that are relevant to practitioners and their clients

Essential reading
This new release will be particularly useful for:

  • Health lawyers advising clients and in-house lawyers at health service providers as it is an up-to-date resource on mental health law and policy
  • Students looking for a comprehensive resource on mental health law written by leading academics
  • Government health workers and policymakers who need to consult a reliable reference volume
  • Law libraries that want to stock essential guides for lawyers and students

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