The Mental Health Act (MHA) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA) are statutes, and both have Codes of Practice (CoP) to guide their use. The first MHA was passed in 1959, replaced in 1983, and was amended in 2007. Some of the key amendments relate to: definition of mental disorder, ...
allows for treatment of incapacitated patients if this in their best interests. For incapacitated patients who cannot be detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act, the Mental Health Act 2007 has introduced Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards into the MCA 2005 (DoH 2007). It allows detention ...
被引量: 3发表: 2007年 Experience-based investigation and codesign of approaches to prevent and reduce Mental Health Act use (CO-PACT): a protocol Introduction:The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act (MHA) in England and Wales confirmed increasing levels of compulsory detentions, especially...
The study reported makes use of an existing database in order to examine a group of individuals assessed by approved social workers (ASWs) under the Mental Health Act, with a view to detention in psychiatric hospital. The study aims to develop a profile of these individuals, their pathways ...
Recent legislation in the U.K., particularly the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, has encouraged the direct participation of service users in the planning ... R Bowl - 《Int J Soc Psychiatry》 被引量: 25发表: 1996年 Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 An Act of the...
The Mental Health Act 1983 introduced two new remand powers, one to enable accused persons to be remanded to hospital for reports on their mental condition, the other enabling remand for psychiatric treatment. This article reviews the use of these powers since the Act came into force and seeks...
At the time it was introduced in 1959 the Mental Health Act was seen as heralding a new era of psychiatric treatment and care. It was a time of great optimism within the discipline of psychiatry with the belief that community care, together with psychotropic drugs would reduce the need for...
Under the proposed English Health Act regulations most mental health units will have to be smoke-free, although patients will be able to smoke outside. Implementing the regulations will be challenging but may also be an opportunity for a more holistic approach focusing on the physical and psycholo...
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Both in India and the USA, the Mental Health Legislation/Act guides psychiatrists in performing their duty toward the patients within this framework. The objective of this review was to compare the Indian Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) of 2017 with mental health legislations currently existing in ...