Mental Health Law addresses every issue in the field, from hospital admission, mental disorder and the grounds for compulsion, to the role of social workers, relatives and doctors. Recent developments in mental health law including the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 are rigorously appraised. This work will prove to be invaluable for anyone studying mental health law.
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... For all such professionals working in the field of mental health, this textbook is the definitive guide to every aspect of the law relating to their respective roles in the lives of mentally disordered people, both in and out of hospital. Child & Family Law Quarterly.
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978-0-421-52210-7 (9780421522107)
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The fundamental concepts of mental disorder; the scheme for hospital admission; the machinery of civil commitment; the mentally disordered offender; treatment and management in hospital and leaving hospital, whether by discharge or absconding; the machinery that may be encountered such as the Mental Health Review Tribunals, the Court of Protection and the Home Secretary's powers; the intricacies of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the latest legislation including the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
