This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Elyn Saks, Orrin B. Evans Distinguished Professor of Law, and Professor of Law, Psychology and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at USC. During this wide-ranging conversation Elyn Saks candidly shares her personal experiences with schizophrenia and discusses the intersection of law, mental health and ethics: the legal and ethical implications surrounding mental health. Further topics include psychotropic medication and the law, criminalization and mental illness, and an exploration of which countries are more progressive with respect to important mental health policies, laws and procedures.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, To Shorten the Odds, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. A Candid Admission - Writing The Center Cannot Hold
II. Deepening Understanding - Beyond stereotypes and misconceptions
III. Laws and Policies - Comparing the US with the UK
IV. Empathy - The missing link
V. Concrete Steps - What can be done?
VI. Summing Up - Elyn marches on
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
