Court-Ordered Insanity

Interpretive Practice and Involuntary Commitment

By: James A. Holstein

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eText | 13 August 2020 | Edition Number 1

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This book, about involuntary commitment proceedings, focuses on interpretive practice at the nexus of legal, psychiatric, and practical reasoning. It describes the interactional dynamics through which legally and psychiatrically warranted decisions are publicly argued, negotiated, and justified.