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Completely updated to reflect current changes in the law and in practice, Mental Health Law: a practical guide is a concise and approachable handbook to mental health law for students and professionals working in psychiatric settings. * Easy to read, practical and illustrated with case vignettes and wealth of down to earth advice to guide you through many complex legal issues * Multidisciplinary approach written by specialist authors and key opinion leaders who understand the practical issues you face * Fully updated and expanded to include the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 so that you are totally up to date * Provides clear guidance, practical pointers and all you need to know about mental health law implementation This authoritative guide will serve as a comprehensive introduction and long-term resource manual for trainee and qualified psychiatrists as well as nurses, social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists working in mental health.

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Basant K. Puri, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Imaging and Psychiatry, Imperial College London Robert A. Brown, Course Director for the Approved Social Workers course in South West England, Mental Health Commissioner, Visiting Fellow Bournemouth University Heather J. McKee, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Royal Hospital for Neurodisability, Putney, London Ian H. Treasaden, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Three Bridges Medium Secure Unit, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Middlesex and Head of Forensic Neurosciences, Lipid Neuroscience Group and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London

Contributors	p. vii
Legal advisors	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
History of mental health legislation	p. 1
Definitions used in mental health legislation	p. 13
Professional roles	p. 25
Safeguards for patients under the Mental Health Act	p. 37
Compulsory Admission to Hospital: (Sections 2, 3 and k of the Mental Health Act)	p. 43
Consent to Treatment Provisions under the Mental Health Act	p. 53
Community Treatment Orders, Leave of Absence and After-care	p. 57
Guardianship (Sections 7 or 37 of the Mental Health Act)	p. 63
Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence	p. 73
Mental Health Tribunals	p. 97
Hospital Managers	p. 103
Cross-border arrangements	p. 109
The Mental Health Act Code of Practice and the Reference Guide	p. 115
The Care Quality Commission	p. 123
Consent and Capacity	p. 129
The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Principles	p. 139
Mental Capacity Act 2005: Provisions	p. 143
Assessment of Capacity	p. 155
Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005	p. 161
The Mental Capacity Act Codes of Practice	p. 167
Human Rights Act 1998 in mental health legislation in the UK	p. 173
Mental health, medication and the law	p. 177
Research ethics	p. 187
Child mental health law	p. 191
Race, culture and mental health	p. 207
Suicidal patients	p. 211
Assessment of risk of violence	p. 217
International comparison of mental health legislation	p. 237
Legal cases	p. 248
Summary of civil treatment codes	p. 263
Summary of civil compulsion sections	p. 265
Flowchart of decisions involving consent to treatment	p. 266
Sample forms	p. 267
Index	p. 275
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Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide

Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide

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