October is Depression Education and Awareness Month. Depression
and other mental health issues cut across all demographics and
aspects of society, so it is no surprise that they also figure
prominently in the legal field. The following is a short list of
resources on the subject of mental health and the law: - Law and
Psychology Review (Database Identifier: LPSYR) This annual
periodical covers multiple topics in the fields of law and
psychology, including the death penalty, juror selection, and
juvenile rights. - Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (Database
Identifier: PSYPPL) The editorial board of this journal is
composed of psychologists and lawyers, so it is especially
suited for the task of analyzing the intersection of law and
mental health. - Mental Disability Law: Civil and Criminal (File
MDLCC) This treatise addresses mental illness and law in several
aspects, some of which are: involuntary committal; rights to
treatment (or to refuse it); and competency issues of the
mentally ill in a court of law,