Fall 2026

Mental Health Law

Introduces legal doctrines regarding the rights and treatment of mentally ill persons, including commitment, competency, and insanity defense.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 2.70 GPA, 40.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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  • Declared in Law JD

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 2.70 GPA, 40.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Involuntary civil commitment and history of psychiatric hospitals.
  • Competency to stand trial and insanity defense evaluations.
  • Moral panics, right to refuse treatment, and psychotropic medicine effectiveness.
  • Dangerousness, risk assessment, and social science research on memory and juries.
  • Juveniles in the mental health system and provider regulation.
  • Confidentiality, duty to protect, policing, and lawyer mental health.

Skills

  • Analyze legal frameworks for mental health rights and treatment.
  • Evaluate competency and insanity defense legal standards.
  • Apply social science research on memory and jury decision-making to legal contexts.
  • Navigate confidentiality, duty to protect, and lawyer mental health issues.

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UW–Madison

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