Principles of mental health law and policy /

Principles of mental health law and policy /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:	xc, 1004 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Mental Health Act 1983 (Great Britain) Mental Health Act 2007 (Great Britain) Mental health laws -- Great Britain. Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- Great Britain. Insanity (Law) -- Great Britain. Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain. Health Policy -- Great Britain. Legislation as Topic -- Great Britain. Mental Disorders -- therapy -- Great Britain. Mentally Disabled Persons -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain. Mentally Ill Persons -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain. Insanity (Law) Mental health laws. Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention. Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8829656

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Other authors / contributors:	Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)
ISBN:	9780199279364 (hbk.) 0199279365 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This text provides a comprehensive account of the law concerning mental health in England and Wales. Written and edited by a leading group of national and international authorities, it presents a detailed examination of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes introduced by the new Mental Health Act 2007.

Table of Contents:

1. History and Context of Mental Health Law and Policy
1. History, Policy and Regulation
2. Mental Disorder
3. Human Rights
4. Capacity
2. The Mental Health System: Advocacy, Services and Accountability
5. The Legal Regulation of Mental Health Services in the NHS
6. Scrutiny of Standards in Mental Health Services
7. Social Services
8. Mental Health Professionals
9. Nominated Person/Advocates
10. Carers
11. Tribunal Structure
3. Care and Civil Compulsion: Assessment, Supervision and Treatment
12. Informal Admission
13. Civil Confinement
14. Treatment
15. Supervised Community Treatment Orders
16. Discharge from Hospital
17. Removal and Return of Patients and Repatriation of Prisoners
18. Children
4. The Criminal Justice System
19. Powers of the Police and the Decision to Prosecute
20. Mental Disability at the Time of the Offence
21. Mental Disability at the Time of the Trial
22. Mental Disability and the Sentencing Decision
23. Transfer to Hospital
5. Patient Protection, Rights and Disabilities
24. Privacy
25. Rights and Disabilities of Patients
26. Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Research
27. Disability Discrimination
28. Offences