Legal and Ethical Issues in College Mental Health

Mental Health Care in the College Community

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 113-141

  Bower, Karen ^a   Schwartz, Victor ^b  

^a Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectation of privacy fundamental ethical standard in free society; Failure to adequately protect mental health information resulting in negative consequences for students; Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) governing disclosure of student educational records; Legal and ethical issues college mental health; Sensible steps taken by universities protecting campus communities; State confidentiality laws addressing treatment of mental health information; State laws affording greatest protection

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EID: 84856340222     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470686836.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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