Mental health law : a practical guide / Basant K. Puri ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Hodder Arnold, 2005.Description: viii, 254 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780340885031 (pbk.) :
- 0340885033 (pbk.) :
- 344.42044 PUR
- KD3412
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Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History of mental health legislation -- Definitions used in mental health legislation -- Compulsory admission to hospital --Guardianship and supervised aftercare -- Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence --onsent to treatment -- Mental health, medication and the law -- Professional liability and negligence --Mental health review tribunals --The Mental Health Act Commission --The Code of Practice, including its legal standing --Removal and return of patients to and from England and Wales --Management of property and affairs of patients --Approved social workers -- Assessment of risk of violence --Suicidal patients --Children\'s mental health law -- Old age --People with learning disabilities --Race, culture and mental health --Mental capacity and international comparison of mental health legislation --The Human Rights Act 1998.
Introducing legislation relevant to those studying or working in the field of mental health, this title explains concepts that are often faced during practice.