Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Part Ⅰ PSYCHIATRY 4
Chapter 2 Psychiatric Therapies 4
Curative Psychiatry 4
Classical Psychoanalysis 4
The Interpersonal School 7
Cultural School 8
Holistic School 9
Individual Psychology 13
Analytical Psychology 15
Will Therapy 16
Hypoanalysis 20
The Psychotherapies 25
Physical Therapies 28
Psychosurgery 29
Preventive Psychiatry 30
Social Psychiatry 31
Chapter 3 Psychiatric Disorders 33
Organic Disorders 33
Functional Disorders 39
The Psychoneuroses 39
Functional Psychoses 44
Personality Disorders 48
Psychosomatic Medicine 49
Conclusion 50
Part Ⅱ INSANITY: PROCEDURAL LAW 52
Chapter 4 Scope of Part Ⅱ 52
Definitions 55
Chapter 5 Care of Incompetents 57
Home care 57
Non -judicial commitments 58
Voluntary commitment 58
Involuntary commitments— Non-judicial 59
Judicial commitments 62
Release 65
Writ of Habeas Corpus 66
Constitutional Law 67
Incompetent Veterans 69
Perils of Incompetents 70
Chapter 6 Forensic Psychiatry 73
Part Ⅲ INSANITY: SUBSTANTIVE LAW 77
Chapter 7 Incompetents’ Contracts 77
Necessities 78
Agency 79
Negotiable Instruments 80
Chapter 8 Incompetents’ Wrongful Acts 82
Torts 82
Crimes 84
Intoxication 90
Drugs 92
Hypnotism 92
Conclusion 93
Chapter 9 Other legal results of insanity 95
Marriage and Divorce 95
Property Rights 97
Wills 97
Gifts 98
Deeds 99
Bibliography 100
Glossary 101
Index 121
Addendum to Index 123