Inter-disciplinary teaching strategies for mental health law. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hanson, Lynne; Fitzpatrick, Renee; Ella, Shaimaa Abo-El
• Is Part Of: International journal of law and psychiatry. Volume 39(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Law -- Interdisciplinary teaching; Forensic psychiatry -- Periodicals; Insanity (Law) -- Periodicals; Criminal psychology -- Periodicals; Forensic Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatrie médico-légale -- Périodiques; Aliénation mentale -- Périodiques; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; Electronic journals; 614.15
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-2527

Abstract

Abstract: The use of an inter-disciplinary teaching strategy in the context of mental health law is explored here as a means of balancing concerns for the patient's best interests and maximizing their autonomy. One law professor and one psychiatrist participated in joint teaching sessions in the Queen's University School of Medicine, and share their strategies for overcoming perceived conflicts between patient's legal rights and the practice of psychiatry.