Mental Health ActlegislationScotlandThis article sets out the main provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 of relevance to doctors in the first few years after qualification. It sets out the criteria for compulsory intervention, the main compulsory orders, ...
Recent changes to mental health legislation in many countries have been directed towards securing the civil rights of the mentally ill. One method to achieve this has been to define strictly the criteria under which patients may be detained against their will. A consequence of an emphasis upon ...
Among the issues pertaining to involuntary commitment covered by the act are the terminology and definition of mental illness; criteria for emergency admission, admission for assessment, and length of detention; patients' rights; mental health review tribunals; and consent to treatment. Two of the ...
The criteria for involuntary admission under the Act were not invalid on the doctrine of vagueness. Donald J., in relying on previous authority, adopted the following statement: As to the standards of committal, I find that they strike a reasonable balance between the rights of the individual t...
Criteria and rules governing compulsion are... G Szmukler - 《Psychiatry Interpersonal & Biological Processes》 被引量: 11发表: 2004年 The courts' role in decisions about medical treatment for mental disorder under the Mental Health Act 1983 have lawful authority if in accordance with, and ...
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criteria for diagnosis. Students must meet all criteria to be diagnosed with a particular disability. Sometimes, students are impaired in more than one area, and these students may receive a diagnosis of multiply handicapped. The first four disability categories—specific learning disabilities, speech ...
2. A protection visa is granted for a period of three years less one day to an asylum seeker who has met some refugee criteria. Neither a refugee visa nor ... C Levinerasky - SUNY series, INTERRUPTIONS: Border Testimony(ies) and Critical Discourse/s 被引量: 11发表: 2002年 ...
If an individual isn’t necessarily struggling with a mental health condition, but there is clear evidence of routine substance abuse and the capacity to cause bodily harm to themselves or others, they may also meet the criteria for involuntary commitment. ...
Competency and Common Law: Why and How Decision-Making Capacity Criteria Should Be Drawn from the Capacity-Determination Process Determining competence to request physician-assisted should be no more difficult than determining competence to refuse life-prolonging treatment. In both c... Baron,H Charles...