ABSTRACT

Psychiatrists, Approved Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses require a clear understanding of mental health legislation and case law in addition to clinical knowledge for their practice. All this information, and more, is provided in Mental Health Law: a practical guide. Multi-disciplinary in approach, this book provides all you need to kno

chapter 1|10 pages

History of mental health legislation

chapter 3|10 pages

Compulsory admission to hospital

chapter 4|12 pages

Guardianship and supervised aftercare

chapter 6|13 pages

Consent to treatment

chapter 7|9 pages

Mental health, medication and the law

chapter 8|18 pages

Professional liability and negligence

chapter 9|7 pages

Mental Health Review Tribunals

chapter 10|5 pages

The Mental Health Act Commission

chapter 14|10 pages

Approved social workers

chapter 15|19 pages

Assessment of risk of violence

chapter 16|7 pages

Suicidal patients

chapter 18|2 pages

Old age

chapter 20|4 pages

Race, culture and mental health

chapter 22|6 pages

The Human Rights Act 1998