Mental health law : a practical guide / Basant K. Puri ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Hodder Arnold, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 293 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781444117141 (pbk.) :
- 9781444117141 (Paper)
- 344.42044 PUR
- KD3412
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 344.42044 PUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 215698 |
Previous ed.: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.History of mental health legislation -- 2.Definitionis used in mental health legislation -- 3.Professional roles -- 4.Safeguards for patients unde the Mental Health Act -- 5.Compulsory admission to hospital: (Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Mental Health Act) -- 9.Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence -- 10.Mentla health tribunals -- 11.Hospital managers -- 12.Cross-border arrangements -- 13.The Mental Health Act Code of Practice and the Reference Guide -- 14.The Care Quality Commission -- 15.Consent and capacity -- 16.The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Principles -- 17.Mental Capacity Act 2005: provisions -- 18.Assessment of capacity -- 19.Safeguards under the Mental Capaicty Act 2005 -- 20.The Mental Capacity Act Codes of Practice -- 21.Human Rights Act 1998 in mental health legislation in the UK -- 22.Mental health, medication and the law -- 22.Mental health, medication and the law -- 23.Research ethics -- 24.Child mental health law -- 25.Race, culture and mental health -- 26.Suicidal patients -- 27.Assessment of risk of violence -- 28.International comparison of mental health legislation.
Introducing legislation relevant to those studying or working in the field of mental health, this title explains concepts that are often faced during practice.