Mental health law : policy and practice /
Examining the legal structure of the mental health system, this book explains the legal principles. It places them in the context of their practical application, the realities of patient life, and the complexities of organising care. This edition gives an analysis of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005 an...
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Conceptualising mental health law
- Problems of definition
- An overview of the contemporary mental health system
- Admission to hospital
- The process of civil confinement
- Mental disorder and criminal justice
- Treatment in hospital
- Leaving hospital
- Control, care and community
- Mental capacity: broad issues and basic concepts
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Legal responses and advocacy for clients.